Pluridens serpentis

Holotype skull of Pluridens serpentis from the Late Cretaceous (upper Maastrichtian) phosphates of Morocco

Taxonavigation

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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: †Halisaurinae
Genus: † Pluridens
Species: Pluridens serpentis

Name

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Pluridens serpentis Longrich et al., 2021

Type locality: Upper Maastrichtian phosphates of Sidi Daoui, Khouribga Province, Morocco

Holotype: OCP DEK-GE 548, skull; MHNM.KH.262, skull and jaws

References

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Primary references

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  • Longrich, N. R., Bardet, N., Khaldoune, F., Yazami, O. K., & Jalil, N.-E. (2021). Pluridens serpentis, a new mosasaurid (Mosasauridae: Halisaurinae) from the Maastrichtian of Morocco and implications for mosasaur diversity. Cretaceous Research, 104882. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104882