Aigialosaurus ( lat. , From Greek αιγιαλού - sea coast and σαύρα - lizard, possible Russian name - aigialosaurus) - a genus of extinct reptiles from the Aigialosauridae family, close to mosasaurs . For the first time, fossils belonging to the genus were found in Croatia in the Upper Cretaceous sediments [1] . According to the latest molecular and morphological data, Aigialosaurus is the oldest known representative of the Mosasauroidea superfamily [2] [3] .
| † Aigialosaurus |
Reconstruction of Aigialosaurus bucchichi |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infraclass : | Lepidosauromorphs |
| Superfamily : | † Mosasauroidea |
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| International scientific name |
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Aigialosaurus Kramberger , 1892 |
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Reconstruction of the species
Aigialosaurus dalmaticusAccording to the Fossilworks website, as of September 2017, 3 extinct species are included in the genus [4] :
- Aigialosaurus bucchichi (Kornhuber, 1901) [ syn. Opetiosaurus bucchichi Kornhuber, 1901 ]
- Aigialosaurus dalmaticus Kramberger, 1892 typus
- Aigialosaurus novaki Kramberger, 1892
