Capelliniosuchus
| Capelliniosuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Capelliniosuchus is an extinct genus of mosasaur. It was discovered in Italy, and described by Simonelli,[1] originally believing it to be a metriorhynchid crocodyliform similar to Dakosaurus. However, after re-examing the type specimen, Sirotti concluded that it was a junior synonym of Mosasaurus hoffmannii.[2] A 2016 paper found the genus valid.[3]
Capellineosuchus is a mis-spelling by Romer.[4]
References
- ^ Simonelli V. 1896. Intoro agli avanzi di coccodrilliano scoperti a San Valentino (provincial di Reggio Emilia) nel 1886. Atli della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, series Qunita Rendiconti 5 (2): 11-18.
- ^ Sirotti A. 1989. Mosasaurus hoffmanni Mantell, 1828 (Reptilia) nelle <<argille scagliose>> di S. Valentino (Reggio E.). Atti della società dei naturalisti e matematici di Modena 120: 135-146.
- ^ Hallie P. Street and Michael W. Caldwell (2016). "Rediagnosis and redescription of Mosasaurus hoffmannii (Squamata: Mosasauridae) and an assessment of species assigned to the genus Mosasaurus". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000236.
- ^ Romer AS. 1966. Vertebrate Paleontology, third edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 468pp.