Plioplatecarpinae

Representation of the moroccan plioplatecarpinae Khinjaria acuta

Strict consensus tree from phylogenetic analysis.Consensus tree from three most parsimonious trees (length  = 374, CI  = 0.4679, RI  = 0.7375, HI  = 0.5508) based on taxon-character matrix of 135 morphological characters and 32 taxa of mosasauroids. A: Mosasaurinae. B: Tethysaurinae. C: Halisaurinae. D: Tylosaurinae+Plioplatecarpinae.

Reconstructed skeleton of the indeterminate Moroccan Cretaceous plioplatecarpine (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) NMNS005676 F043103, possibly Gavialimimus almaghribensis or an unnamed species (according to Yang, 2022). A collection of the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan), the specimen was on display in the National Taiwan Museum during a special exhibition.

Representation of the moroccan plioplatecarpinae Khinjaria acuta

Representation of the moroccan plioplatecarpinae Khinjaria acuta

Diagram of the skull of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, the areas in black being the known fossil material. Reference source: Álvarez–Herrera, Agnolin & Novas (2020) "A rostral neurovascular system in the mosasaur Taniwhasaurus antarcticus"

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1530 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-126470" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1556 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-132419" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1546 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-134128" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1530 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-126470" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

A life reconstruction of the plioplatecarpine Angolasaurus bocagei, alongside the turtle Angolachelys mbaxi. Digital painting.

restauration the Angolasaurus