Mosasaurus dekayi Bronn 1838 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Synonyms: Mosasaurus major DeKay 1842, Mosasaurus meirsii Marsh 1869, Mosasaurus miersii Marsh 1869

Belongs to Mosasaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Gallagher 2005, Gibbes 1851, Hay 1902, Marsh 1869 and Russell 1967

Sister taxa: Mosasaurus beaugei, Mosasaurus caroliniensis, Mosasaurus conodon, Mosasaurus couperi, Mosasaurus depressus, Mosasaurus flemingi, Mosasaurus gaudryi, Mosasaurus gracilis, Mosasaurus grosjeani, Mosasaurus hobetsuensis, Mosasaurus hoffmannii, Mosasaurus horridus, Mosasaurus impar, Mosasaurus ivoensis, Mosasaurus lemonnieri, Mosasaurus lonzeensis, Mosasaurus minor, Mosasaurus missouriensis, Mosasaurus mokoroa, Mosasaurus occidentalis, Mosasaurus prismaticus, Mosasaurus reversus, Mosasaurus scanicus, Nectoportheus validus, Amphekepubis johnsoni, Macrosaurus validus, Macrosaurus laevis

Type specimens:

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (8: Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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