Halisaurus platyspondylus Marsh 1869 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Alternative combinations: Baptosaurus platyspondylus, Macrosaurus platyspondylus

Belongs to Halisaurus according to F. Fanti et al. 2014

See also Baird and Case 1966, Bardet et al. 2005, Cope 1870, Driscoll et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Marsh 1869 and Russell 1967

Sister taxa: Baptosaurus, Halisaurus arambourgi, Halisaurus hebae, Halisaurus onchognathus

Type specimen: YPM 444, a partial skeleton

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)

• Cretaceous of United States (8: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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