Species
Valid Extinct

Rikisaurus tehoensis

Wiffen 1990

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Mosasaures
Carnivore aquatic Terrestrial
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Classification
Mosasauridae Family
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Mosasaurinae Subfamily
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Rikisaurus Genus
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Rikisaurus tehoensis Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇿 New Zealand
1
Geological formations
Tahora
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
J. Wiffen. 1990. New mosasaurs (Reptilia; Family Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 33(1):67-85 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. Wiffen. 1990. New mosasaurs (Reptilia; Family Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 33(1):67-85 DOI ↗