Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich, N. Bardet, A. S. Schulp and N.-E. Jalil. 2021. Xenodens calminechari gen. et sp. nov., a bizarre mosasaurid (Mosasauridae, Squamata) with shark-like cutting teeth from the upper Maastrichtian of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research 123:104764

Parent taxon: Mosasaurinae according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2021

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

Subtaxa: Xenodens calminechari

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Type: Xenodens calminechari

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sidi Chennane [upper Couche III] (general) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

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