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; "sea") and σαῦρος (saûros; "lizard"). It was renamed by Marsh to Baptosaurus in 1870, since he believed the name to already be preoccupied by the fish Halosaurus. According to modern rules, a difference of a letter is enough and the substitute name

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Vinony's link graph records 106 inbound references to Halisaurus, and connects out to Eonatator, Phosphorosaurus and Plioplatecarpinae.

Vinony files it under Fossil taxa described in 1869, Mosasaurids and Mosasaurs of North America.

Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Parent taxon: Mosasauridae
Image: Halisaurus arambourgi.jpg

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taxon name: Halisaurus
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Halisaurus
start time: 86300000-0
end time: 66000000-0

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Halisaurus est un genre éteint de « reptiles » marins squamates de la famille des Mosasauridae et de la sous-famille des . Il vivait à la fin du Crétacé supérieur il y a environ entre −75 et −66 Ma (millions d'années). C'est un petit membre de sa famille car il ne mesurait que 3 mètres de long.

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