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Nectoportheus validus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Nectoportheus validus was named by Cope (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barnsboro "greensand" (Hornerstown), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey. It is the type species of Nectoportheus.

It was recombined as Macrosaurus validus by Cope (1869); it was recombined as Liodon validus by Cope (1870) and Cope (1875); it was recombined as Clidastes validus by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Tylosaurus rapax by Rapp (1944); it was considered a nomen dubium by Russell (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Nectoportheus validus Cope
1869Macrosaurus validus Cope p. 260
1870Liodon validus Cope p. 207
1875Liodon validus Cope p. 271
1902Clidastes validus Hay p. 467
1930Nectoportheus validus Hay p. 264

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusNectoportheus
speciesvalidusCope 1868

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.

Nectoportheus validus Cope 1868
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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: Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Nectoportheus validus (type locality: 167780)