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Mosasaurus hobetsuensis

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Mosasaurus hobetsuensis was named by Suzuki (1985). Its type specimen is HMG-12, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pankerusano-sawa Creek (Locality B), which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Hakobuchi Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Mosasaurus hobetsuensis Suzuki p. 46
2019Mosasaurus hobetsuensis Driscoll et al.

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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
genusMosasaurus
specieshobetsuensis

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.

Mosasaurus hobetsuensis Suzuki 1985
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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: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Japan Mosasaurus hobetsuensis (type locality: 194132)