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Portunatasaurus

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Portunatasaurus
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Turonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Mosasauria
Superfamily: Mosasauroidea
Genus: Portunatasaurus
Mekarski et al., 2019[1]
Species:
P. krambergeri
Binomial name
Portunatasaurus krambergeri
Mekarski et al., 2019[1]

Portunatasaurus ("Dugi Otok lizard") is a genus of mosasauroid squamate that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Croatia. It contains a single species, P. krambergeri, recovered from the Adriatic-Dinaric Carbonate Platform.[1] It was a relatively small reptile, reaching 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mekarski, Michelle C.; Japundžić, Dražen; Krizmanić, Katarina; Caldwell, Michael W. (May 2019). "Description of a new basal mosasauroid from the Late Cretaceous of Croatia, with comments on the evolution of the mosasauroid forelimb". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39: e1577872. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1577872.