• Source: Moanasaurus

Moanasaurus (From Māori moana "sea" and Greek sauros "lizard"; meaning "Sea Lizard") was a genus of mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossil remains have been discovered in the North Island of New Zealand. Moanasaurus was a very large mosasaurine known originally from a disarticulated skull, vertebrae, ribs and flipper bones. The skull measures 78 cm (31 in) in length, which shows that Moanasaurus was one of the largest in the subfamily of Mosasaurinae. Researchers argue that some Antarctic Mosasaurus remains (including a "large, fragmentary skull") may be attributed to this genus.




See also



List of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of New Zealand




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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Moanasaurus
• Mosasaurus
• Reptiles of New Zealand
• Mosasaurinae
• Megapterygius
• List of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of New Zealand
• Kaikaifilu
• Sarabosaurus
• Bentiabasaurus
• Jormungandr walhallaensis