Halisaurus

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Halisaurus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scleroglossa
Family: Mosasauridae
Subfamily: Halisaurinae
Genus: Halisaurus
Species
  • H. platyspondylus
  • H. ortlebi
  • H. arambourgi
  •  ?H. onchognathus

Halisaurus ("Ocean Lizard") is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. With a length of 3-4 m (10-13 ft) it was small compared to most other mosasaurs.

[edit] In popular culture

Halisaurus had a brief cameo in the BBC program Sea Monsters, a spin-off to the critically acclaimed Walking with Dinosaurs. The program suggested that Halisaurus would hide in underwater caves waiting to attack small animals (i.e.Hesperornis).

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