Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Full reference: R. A. Otero, S. Soto-Acuna, D. Rubilar-Rogers and C. S. Gutstein. 2017. Kaikaifilu hervei gen. et sp. nov., a new large mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica. Cretaceous Research 70:209-225
Belongs to Kaikaifilu according to R. A. Otero et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SGO.PV.6509, a partial skeleton (Fragmentary skull preserved in several blocks, including part of the maxillae and the premaxillar, frontal, prefrontals, part of the postorbitofrontals, part of). Its type locality is Seymour Island, which is in a Maastrichtian platform/shelf-margin reef shale in the Lopez de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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