Goronyosaurus

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Goronyosaurus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Goronyosaurus nigeriensis being attacked by Tylosaurus capensis
Goronyosaurus nigeriensis being attacked by Tylosaurus capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Family: Mosasauridae
Genus: Goronyosaurus
Species

Goronyosaurus nigeriensis

Goronyosaurus nigeriensis was a species of crocodile-like mosasaur. It lived in what are Niger and Nigeria, from the Late Cretaceous.