Portunatasaurus

Portunatasaurus
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Turonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: †Mosasauria
Superfamily: †Mosasauroidea
Genus: †
Mekarski et al., 2019[1]
Species:
†P. krambergeri
Binomial name
†Portunatasaurus krambergeri
Mekarski et al., 2019[1]

Portunatasaurus ("Dugi Otok lizard") is a genus of mosasauroid squamate that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Croatia. It contains a single species, P. krambergeri, recovered from the Adriatic-Dinaric Carbonate Platform.[1] It was a relatively small reptile, reaching 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mekarski, Michelle C.; Japundžić, Dražen; Krizmanić, Katarina; Caldwell, Michael W. (May 2019). "Description of a new basal mosasauroid from the Late Cretaceous of Croatia, with comments on the evolution of the mosasauroid forelimb". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (1): e1577872. Bibcode:2019JVPal..39E7872M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1577872.


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