Ectenosaurus
Extinct genus of lizards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ectenosaurus is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. It is classified as part of the Plioplatecarpinae subfamily alongside genera like Angolasaurus and Platecarpus. Ectenosaurus is known from the Santonian and Campanian of Kansas, Alabama, and Texas.
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Ectenosaurus | |
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Partial skeleton of Ectenosaurus clidastoides. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | †Mosasauria |
Family: | †Mosasauridae |
Clade: | †Russellosaurina |
Subfamily: | †Plioplatecarpinae |
Genus: | †Ectenosaurus Russell, 1967 |
Type species | |
†Platecarpus clidastoides Merriam, 1894 | |
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The generic name means "drawn-out lizard", from Greek ectenes ("drawn-out") and Greek sauros ("lizard") referencing the elongated muzzle.