Amphorosteus
Amphorosteus is a dubious genus of mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. It was described on the basis of two, heavily weathered vertebrae unearthed from Alabama.[1]
Amphorosteus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | †Mosasauroidea |
Family: | †Mosasauridae |
Genus: | †Amphorosteus Gibbs, 1851 |
Type species | |
†Amphorosteus brumbyi Gibbs, 1851 |
See also
References
- Kiernan, C. R. (2002). Stratigraphic distribution and habitat segregation of mosasaurs in the Upper Cretaceous of western and central Alabama, with an historical review of Alabama mosasaur discoveries. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(1), 91-103
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