⚠ This taxon is a local entry, absent from the Paleobiology Database. Data may be incomplete or unverified.
Genus
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Thoraxion

Sharpe et al., 2026

Thoraxion is an extinct genus of mosasaurine mosasaur in the tribe Mosasaurini, known from the Late Cretaceous Ciply-Malogne Phosphatic Chalk Formation of Belgium. The genus contains a single species, Thoraxion tahlequahae, known from a partial skull and skeleton.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
0
Group
Mosasaures
Thoraxion
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Part of the thorax with skin and muscle cut away to show the location of the intercostal vein, artery, and nerve © CFCF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Mosasauridae Family
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Thoraxion Genus
Référence bibliographique
Publication originale
2026 Sharpe, Henry S.; Street‐Sampson, Hallie P.; Konishi, Takuya; Caldwell, Michael W. (2026-09-22). "Anatomy and variation in the paraphyletic Mosasaurus lemonnieri assemblage from the Craie phosphatée de ciply, Belgium". The Anatomical Record.