Classification
Fossil sites 32 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Species (5)
Globidens alabamensis
86 Ma
Globidens dakotensis
84 Ma
Globidens phosphaticus
84 Ma
Globidens schurmanni
84 Ma
Globidens simplex
72 Ma
Images 10
Bibliography
Original description
C. W. Gilmore. 1912. A new mosasauroid reptile from the Cretaceous of Alabama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41(1870):479-484
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