Moanasaurus, a new genus of marine reptile (Family Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of North Island, New Zealand
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 23 (4) , 507-528
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1980.10424122
Abstract
A new genus and species of mosasaur, Moanasaurus mangahouangae of Piripauan-Haumurian age (Campanian-Maastrichtian) is described from the North Island, New Zealand. The remains upon which the new genus and species is based (disarticulated skull, teeth, vertebrae, paddle elements, and rib fragments) are sufficiently distinct to enable it to be distinguished from previously described taxa.Keywords
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