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A new species of the durophagous mosasaur Carinodens (Squamata, Mosasauridae) and additional material of Carinodens belgicus from the Maastrichtian phosphates of Morocco

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2014

A.S. Schulp ,
N. Bardet  and
B. Bouya
A.S. Schulp*
Affiliation:
Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein 6-7, NL-6211 KJ Maastricht, the Netherlands Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
N. Bardet
Affiliation:
UMR 7207 du CNRS, Département Histoire de la Terre, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, C.P. 38, 8 rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France
B. Bouya
Affiliation:
Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Centre Minier de Khouribga, Khouribga, Morocco
*
*Email: [email protected]

Abstract

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Five new dentaries, representing three individuals of the poorly known durophagous mosasaur Carinodens are described from the Maastrichtian phosphates of Morocco. Contrary to previous assumptions, the dentary of Carinodens holds 17-18 teeth, rather than 13. One pair of dentaries represents a new species, Carinodens minalmamar, characterised by laterally flattened teeth with two relatively pronounced sulci, a tooth count of 18, and a more slender general aspect of the dentary itself. The new material requires adjustment of previous reconstructions, assumptions on jaw mechanics, and palaeobiological interpretations of Carinodens.

Keywords

MosasauridaeCarinodensMaastrichtianLate CretaceousMorocco
Type
Research Article
Information
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , November 2009 , pp. 161 - 167
Copyright
Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2009

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