Halisaurus is an extinct genus of mosasaur named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1869. The holotype, consisting of an angular and a basicranium fragment discovered near Hornerstown, New Jersey, already re
Thermopolis mosasaur
Restoration of H. arambourgi, the most completely known species of the genus.
Front-flipper of H. arambourgi
Skeleton of H. arambourgi
Mosasaurs are an extinct group of large aquatic reptiles within the family Mosasauridae that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maast
Halisaurus
…Halisaurus is an extinct genus of mosasaur named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1869. The holotype, consisting of an angular and a basicranium fragment discovered near Hornerstown, New Jersey…
The ammonite Placenticeras showing punctures caused by the bite of a mosasaur, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scales of Tylosaurus proriger (KUVP-1075)
Fibrous tissues and microstructures recovered from Prognathodon specimen IRSNB 1624