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Clidastes liodontus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Clidastes liodontus was named by Merriam (1894) [from the upper Niobrara in Logan County, Kansas].

It was considered a nomen dubium by Lively (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Clidastes liodontus Merriam p. 35 figs. Text-figs. 26, 32-34, 43, 60, 72, 73, 75B, 76B, 98A; Pl. 1, fig. 1
1902Clidastes liodontus Hay p. 467
1930Clidastes liodontus Hay p. 263
1967Clidastes liodontus Russell p. 127
2012Clidastes liodontus Karl and Nyhuis
2013Clidastes liodontus Bell Jr. et al. p. 578
2014Clidastes liodontus Fanti et al.
2019Clidastes liodontus Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
genusClidastes
speciesliodontusMerriam 1894

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Clidastes liodontus Merriam 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852

Age range: base of the Middle Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Clidastes liodontus (99383)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Texas) Clidastes liodontus (151427)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Clidastes liodontus (25064)