Mosasaurus is the type genus of the Mosasauridae, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles. It lived from about 82 to 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Lat
Mosasaurus hoffmannii skeleton
TM 7424, the first known specimen of M. hoffmanni
M. missouriensis holotype, with the Harlan snout (MNHN 9587) attached to the Goldfuss skull (RFWUIP 1327); drawn in 1834 and 1845 respectively
An 1854 depiction of Mosasaurus in Crystal Palace Park
Mosasauria is a clade of aquatic and semiaquatic squamates that lived during the Cretaceous period. Fossils belonging to the group have been found in all continents around the world. Early mosasaurian
Mosasaurus
…hoffmanni at the Maastricht Natural History Museum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Clade: †Mosasauria Family: †Mosasauridae Tribe: †Mosasaurini Genus: †Mosasaurus Conybeare, 1822 Type species †Mosasaurus hoffmanni Mantell, 1829 Other species †M…
Pontosaurus lesinensis detail