Transatlantic latest Cretaceous mosasaurs (Reptilia, Lacertilia) from the Maastrichtian type area and New Jersey

  • Eric W.A. Mulder Museum Natura Docet, Oldenzaalsestraat 39, NL-7591 CL Denekamp, the Netherlands
Keywords: Belgium, comparative osteology, Late Cretaceous, Mosasauridae, the Netherlands, USA

Abstract

Cranial and postcranial elements of the mosasaurid reptiles Mosasaurus hoffinanni Mantell 1829 and Plioplatecarpus marshi Dollo 1882 from the Maastrichtian type area, and of Mosasaurus maximus Cope 1869 and Plioplatecarpus depressus (Cope 1869) from New Jersey are compared. Views held by previous authors are discussed. It is concluded that these European and North American taxa are conspecific.

Published
1999-01-01
How to Cite
Eric W.A. Mulder. (1999). Transatlantic latest Cretaceous mosasaurs (Reptilia, Lacertilia) from the Maastrichtian type area and New Jersey. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 281-300. Retrieved from https://njgjournal.nl/index.php/njg/article/view/12293
Issue
Volume 78 - 1999
Section
Regular paper
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