Mosasaurus hoffmanni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mosasauroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha unranked: Pythonomorpha Superfamilia: †Mosasauroidea

Familia: †Mosasauridae
Subfamilia: †Mosasaurinae
Tribus: † Mosasaurini
Genus: †Mosasaurus
Species: †Mosasaurus hoffmanni

Name

†Mosasaurus hoffmannii Mantell, 1829: 207
†Mosasaurus hoffmanni Auctt.

(ICZN Article 33.3.1 states: "when an incorrect subsequent spelling is in prevailing usage and is attributed to the publication of the original spelling, the subsequent spelling and attribution are to be preserved and the spelling is deemed to be a correct original spelling.")

Holotype: MNHN AC 9648.

References

Primary references

Mantell, G.A. 1829. A tabular arrangement of the organic remains of the county of Sussex. Transactions of the Geological Society, Second Series, 3: 201–216. DOI: 10.1144/transgslb.3.1.201

Additional references

Street, H.P. & Caldwell, M.W. 2017. Rediagnosis and redescription of Mosasaurus hoffmannii (Squamata: Mosasauridae) and an assessment of species assigned to the genus Mosasaurus. Geological Magazine 154(3): 521–557. DOI: 10.1017/S0016756816000236 Reference page.