Selmasaurus

Selmasaurus johnsoni

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
Parafamilia: †Russellosaurina
Subfamilia: †Plioplatecarpinae
Tribus: †Plioplatecarpini
Genus: † Selmasaurus
Species: † S. johnsoni – † S. russelli

Name

Selmasaurus Wright & Shannon, 1988

Type species: Selmasaurus russelli Wright & Shannon, 1988

References

Primary references

• Wright, K.R. & Shannon, S.W. 1988. Selmasaurus russelli, a new plioplatecarpine mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from Alabama. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(1): 102–107. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1988.10011686, JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Selmasaurus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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