†tribe Mosasaurini Russell 1967 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Full reference: D. A. Russell. 1967. Systematics and morphology of American mosasaurs (Reptilia, Sauria). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 23:1-252

Parent taxon: Mosasaurinae according to A. R. H. LeBlanc et al. 2012

See also Lively 2018, Russell 1967 and Thurmond 1969

Sister taxa: Clidastes, Dallasaurus, Globidensini, Globindensini, Gnathomortis, Igdamanosaurus, Jormungandr, Kourisodon, Leiodon, Leiodontini, Megapterygius, Moanasaurus, Mosasaurus, Plesiotylosaurus, Plotosaurini, Polygonodon, Prognathodontini, Rikisaurus, Stelladens, Xenodens

Subtaxa: Eremiasaurus Liodon asiaticum Plotosaurus

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Israel (1), Japan (2), Morocco (7), United States (6: California)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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