Genus
Valid Extinct

Stelladens

Longrich et al. 2023

Stelladens is an extinct genus of mosasaurine mosasaurs from the Late Cretaceous Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, S. mysteriosus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Mosasaures
Carnivore aquatic Terrestrial
Stelladens
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Stelladens, teeth of S. mysteriosus (MHNM.KHG.1436, holotype), in (a,f) labial view, (b,g) lingual view, (c,h) anterior view, (d,i) posterior view, (e,j) occlusal view. Abbreviations: ac = accessory carinae; ca = anterior carina, pc = posterior carina. Scale = 5 cm. Sidi Chennane, Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Lower Couche III, Maastrichtian. © Longrich et al. · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Mosasauridae Family
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Mosasaurinae Subfamily
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Stelladens Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
Geological formations
Couche III
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Stelladens mysteriosus 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. R. Longrich, N.-E. Jalil, and X. Pereda-Suberbiola, N. Bardet. 2023. Stelladens mysteriosus: A Strange New Mosasaurid (Squamata) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Morocco. Fossils 1:2-14 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
N. R. Longrich, N.-E. Jalil, and X. Pereda-Suberbiola, N. Bardet. 2023. Stelladens mysteriosus: A Strange New Mosasaurid (Squamata) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Morocco. Fossils 1:2-14 DOI ↗