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New Mosasaur Species Unearthed in Morocco | Paleontology – Sci-News.com
Paleontologists have described a new species of mosasaur based on two complete skulls and jaws found in Morocco.
Paleontologists have described a new species of mosasaur based on two complete skulls and jaws found in Morocco.
An artists impression of Pluridens serpentis. Image credit: Andrey Atuchin.
Mosasaurs (family Mosasauridae) were specialized marine lizards that evolved and diversified during the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Their diversity peaked in the Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous, between 72 and 66 million years ago, with the most diverse faunas known from Morocco.
While most of its relatives were…
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