Species
Valid Extinct

Ectenosaurus clidastoides

(Merriam 1894)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Mosasaures
Carnivore aquatic Terrestrial
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Classification
Mosasauridae Family
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Plioplatecarpinae Subfamily
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Ectenosaurus Genus
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Ectenosaurus clidastoides Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Niobrara
2
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Platecarpus oxyrhinus subjective synonym of Ectenosaurus clidastoides
Bibliography
Original description
J. C. Merriam. 1894. Ueuber die pythonomorphen der Kansas. Palaeontographica 41:1-39
Bibliography (2)
J. Lindgren, M. J. Everhart, and M. W. Caldwell. 2011. Three-dimensionally preserved integument reveals hydrodynamic adaptations in the extinct marine lizard Ectenosaurus (Reptilia, Mosasauridae). PLoS One 6(11):e27343 DOI ↗
M. J. Everhart. 2004. Late Cretaceous interaction between predators and prey. Evidence of feeding by two species of shark on a mosasaur. PalArch 1(1):1-7