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Halisaurus

Halisaurus is an extinct genus of mosasaur named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1869. The holotype, consisting of an angular and a basicranium fragment discovered near Hornerstown, New Jersey, already revealed a relatively unique combination of features and prompted a new genus to be described. Its name is a portmanteau of the Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls…

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1967PlatecarpusPlioplatecarpinaeMosasaurinaeEonatator
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GenusMosasaurOthniel Charles MarshHolotypeAngular
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SantonianPhosphorosaurus
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related to Halisaurus platyspondylus · 20
Halisaurus → Delaware, Important, Late Maastrichtian, Maastrichtian, Maryland, Merchantville Formations, Middle, Mount Laurel, Navesink Formation, New Egypt Formation, New Jersey, NJSM, North America, Othniel Charles Marsh, Referred, Severn Formation, The, This, USNM, YPM
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Halisaurus → American Mosasaurs, Clidastes, Eonatator, Halisaurinae, In, Lingham-Soliar, Morphology, Mosasaurinae, Nathalie Bardet, Phosphorosaurus, Platecarpus, Platecarpus-like, Plioplatecarpinae, Russell, Several, Systematics, The, Though, With
related to Halisaurus arambourgi · 12
Halisaurus → Africa, Arambourg's, Grand Daoui, Khouribga, Late Maastrichtian, Like, Middle East, MNHN PMC, Morocco, North Africa, Professor Camille Arambourg, The
related to Description · 7
Halisaurus → As, Halisaurinae, It, Phosphorosaurus, Santonian, That Halisaurus, The
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Halisaurus → extinct genus of mosasaur named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1869

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genus species platyspondylus mosasaur halisaurinae marsh arambourgi new mosasaurs remains name type description 1869 phosphorosaurus angular named onchognathus maastrichtian specimens

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Halisaurusis aextinct genus of mosasaur named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 18690.90text
Tylosaurusinstance ofgenera0.80text
Plesiopatecarpusinstance ofgenera0.80text
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesThe0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesThough0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesRussell0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesSystematics0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesMorphology0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesAmerican Mosasaurs0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesPlatecarpus0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesClidastes0.60section
Halisaurusrelated to Classification and speciesPlioplatecarpinae0.60section

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