Biology:Amphorosteus

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Short description: Extinct genus of lizards

Amphorosteus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Mosasauroidea
Family: Mosasauridae
Genus: Amphorosteus
Gibbs, 1851
Type species
Amphorosteus brumbyi
Gibbs, 1851

Amphorosteus is a dubious genus of mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. It was described on the basis of two, heavily weathered vertebrae unearthed from Alabama.[1]

See also

  • List of mosasaurs

References

  1. Kiernan, C. R. (2002). Stratigraphic distribution and habitat segregation of mosasaurs in the Upper Cretaceous of western and central Alabama, with an historical review of Alabama mosasaur discoveries. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(1), 91-103

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4748430 entry