Goronyosaurus
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| Goronyosaurus Temporal range: Maastrichtian |
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| Goronyosaurus nigeriensis. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Mosasauridae |
| Genus: | Goronyosaurus Azzaroli et al., 1972[1] |
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Goronyosaurus nigeriensis (Swinton, 1930 [originally Mosasaurus]) (type) |
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Goronyosaurus nigeriensis is a species of crocodile-like mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Sokoto State, Niger and northwestern Nigeria.
[edit] References
- ^ Azzaroli, A., De Guili, C. & Torre, D. 1972. An aberrant mosasaur from the Upper Cretaceous of noth western Nigeria. Accademia nazionale dei Lincei. Rendiconti. Classe di Scienze fisiche matematiche e naturali 52, 53-56.
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