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Goronyosaurus
Taxonomy
Goronyosaurus was named by Azzaroli et al. (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Mosasauridae by Azzaroli et al. (1972) and Lingham-Soliar (1991); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarpinae by Driscoll et al. (2019); and to Selmasaurini by Longrich et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Mosasauridae by Azzaroli et al. (1972) and Lingham-Soliar (1991); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarpinae by Driscoll et al. (2019); and to Selmasaurini by Longrich et al. (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Goronyosaurus Azzaroli et al. pp. 401-402 |
| 1972 | Goronyosaurus Azzaroli et al. |
| 1991 | Goronyosaurus Lingham-Soliar pp. 655-656 |
| 2002 | Goronyosaurus Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Goronyosaurus Driscoll et al. |
| 2024 | Goronyosaurus Longrich 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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. Lingham-Soliar 1991 | "Premaxilla lacking rostrum extends on to wide internarial bar; closed canal for olfactory lobes; ectopterygoid processes dorsoventrally flattened, two fork-like processes; snout approximately 55% total length of skull; maxillary teeth no more than 11, extend close to posterior border of the orbit; deep lateral interdental pits; little tapering of the dentary anteriorly; very high number of large foramina on premaxilla; elongated anterior tooth bases." |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | Niger (Tahoua) | Mosasauridae indet. (104945) | |
| Maastrichtian | Nigeria (Sokoto) | G. nigeriensis (98105 104944) |