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Angolasaurus
Taxonomy
Angolasaurus was named by Antunes (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: K u].
It was assigned to Mosasaurinae by Antunes (1964); to Russellosaurina by Antunes (1964); to Mosasauridae by Carroll (1988); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarpidae by Mateus et al. (2012); and to Plioplatecarpinae by Driscoll et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Mosasaurinae by Antunes (1964); to Russellosaurina by Antunes (1964); to Mosasauridae by Carroll (1988); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarpidae by Mateus et al. (2012); and to Plioplatecarpinae by Driscoll et al. (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Angolasaurus Antunes p. 137 |
| 1964 | Angolosaurus Antunes p. 189 |
| 1988 | Angolosaurus Carroll |
| 2002 | Angolosaurus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Angolasaurus Mateus et al. |
| 2019 | Angolasaurus Driscoll et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852 | |||||
Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Coniacian | Angola (Bengo) | A. bocagei (60168) | |
| Maastrichtian | Niger (Tahoua) | A. sp. (104945) |