Taniwhasaurus Hector 1874 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Synonym: Lakumasaurus Novas et al. 2002

Full reference: J. Hector. 1874. On the fossil Reptilia of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6:333-358

Parent taxon: Tylosaurinae according to M. W. Caldwell et al. 2008

See also Carroll 1988, Driscoll et al. 2019, Hector 1874, Martin and Fernández 2007, McDowell and Bogert 1954, Novas et al. 2002, Russell 1967, Sepkoski 2002 and Welles and Gregg 1971

Sister taxa: Hainosaurus, Hainosaurus lonzeensis, Kaikaifilu, Tylosaurus

Subtaxa: Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis Taniwhasaurus oweni

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection), Japan (2), New Zealand (5), South Africa (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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