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Goronyosaurus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Goronyosaurus was named by Azzaroli et al. (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mosasauridae by Azzaroli et al. (1972), Lingham-Soliar (1991); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarpinae by Driscoll et al. (2019); and to Selmasaurini by Longrich et al. (2024).

Species
G. nigeriensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Goronyosaurus Azzaroli et al. pp. 401-402
1972Goronyosaurus Azzaroli et al.
1991Goronyosaurus Lingham-Soliar pp. 655-656
2002Goronyosaurus Sepkoski
2019Goronyosaurus Driscoll et al.
2024Goronyosaurus Longrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
—Russellosaurina(Bell 1997)
subfamilyPlioplatecarpinae(Dollo 1884)
—Selmasaurini
genusGoronyosaurusAzzaroli et al. 1972

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Goronyosaurus Azzaroli et al. 1972
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†Goronyosaurus nigeriensis Swinton 1930
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Lingham-Soliar 1991"Premaxilla lacking rostrum extends on to wide internarial bar; closed canal for olfactory lobes; ectopterygoid processes dorsoventrally flattened, two fork-like processes; snout approximately 55% total length of skull; maxillary teeth no more than 11, extend close to posterior border of the orbit; deep lateral interdental pits; little tapering of the dentary anteriorly; very high number of large foramina on premaxilla; elongated anterior tooth bases."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Gervais 1852, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) Mosasauridae indet. (104945)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Nigeria (Sokoto) G. nigeriensis (98105 104944)