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Carinodens minalmamar

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Carinodens minalmamar was named by Schulp et al. (2009). Its type specimen is OCP DEK/GE 453, a mandible (near-complete left and right dentary of the same individual, with two teeth preserved in left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level 3, Benguérir, which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Carinodens minalmamar Schulp et al. p. 164 figs. 4A-F
2019Carinodens minalmamar Driscoll et al.

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

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.

Carinodens minalmamar Schulp et al. 2009
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Carinodens minalmamar (type locality: 213665)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Carinodens minalmamar (221031)