A new record of Clidastes (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Campanian of the Münster Basin (NW Germany)

C. Diedrich; E.W.A. Mulder

doi:10.1017/S0016774600020473

A new record of Clidastes (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Campanian of the Münster Basin (NW Germany)

C. Diedrich Nansenstraße 8, D-33790 Halle/Westfalen, Germany; e-mail: cdiedri@gmx.net
E.W.A. Mulder Museum Natura Docet, Oldenzaalsestraat 39, NL-7591 GL Denekamp, the Netherlands, e-mail: eric292@gmx.net

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020473

Keywords: Clidastes, mosasaurs, maxilla, premaxilla, Germany, Campanian

Abstract

From Upper Campanian turbiditic marls at Beckum in the Münster Basin (NW Germany) the anterior portion of a mosasaurid premaxilla with abutting fragments of the left and right maxilla is described and referred to the genus Clidastes. It shows the process of tooth replacement very well. This taxon is recorded for the first time from Germany. Clidastes co-existed in central Europe with other mosasaurids such as representatives of the genus Leiodon and Mosasauridae indet.

Published

2004-03-01

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C. Diedrich, & E.W.A. Mulder. (2004). A new record of Clidastes (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Campanian of the Münster Basin (NW Germany). Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 83, 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020473

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Volume 83 - 2004

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