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Tylosaurus iembeensis

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Mosasaurus iembeensis was named by Antunes (1964). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Iembe, Tadi, which is in a Coniacian coastal horizon in the Itombe Formation of Angola.

It was recombined as Tylosaurus iembeensis by Driscoll et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Mosasaurus iembeensis Antunes p. 165 figs. Plate XXIII and XXV
2019Tylosaurus iembeensis 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
subfamilyTylosaurinaeWiliston 1895
genusTylosaurusMarsh 1872
speciesiembeensis()

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.

Tylosaurus iembeensis Antunes 1964
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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, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Angola (Bengo) Mosasaurus iembeensis (type locality: 60168)