Taniwhasaurus

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Taniwhasaurus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Taniwhasaurus
Taniwhasaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scleroglossa
Family: Mosasauridae
Subfamily: Tylosaurinae
Genus: Taniwhasaurus
Species
  • T. oweni

Taniwhasaurus was an extinct genus of mosasaur, a carnivorous, marine reptile, which are considered to be the closest relatives of snakes. The genus was a close relative to the giant mosasaur Hainosaurus.

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