Topic
Phosphorosaurus
About: Phosphorosaurus is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 40 citations.
Papers
1 Jan 1996
TL;DR: The first extensive description of the skull of species of the genus Halisaurus from the Maastrichtian of Belgium is presented in this paper.However, it is not considered as belonging to the genus H. sternbergi (Wiman, 1920).
Abstract: This study represents the first extensive description of the skull of species of the genus Halisaurus Marsh 1869. Halisaurus ortliebi (= Phosphorosaurus ortliebi of Dollo, 1889), from the Maastrichtian of Belgium, shows, several character states, including a unique ventral fossa of the parietal. Comparisons are made with the North American H. platyspondylus. H. sternbergi (Wiman, 1920) is no longer considered as belonging to the genus Halisaurus.
22 citations
TL;DR: A specimen of a halisaurine mosasaur is reported from Japan for the first time, closing the pre-existing biogeographical gap between the Middle East and the eastern Pacific as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A specimen of a halisaurine mosasaur is reported from Japan for the first time, closing the pre-existing biogeographical gap between the Middle East and the eastern Pacific. Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans sp. nov., from the lowermost Maastrichtian of Hokkaido, has been assigned to the genus Phosphorosaurus for sharing the following suite of major cranial characters with P. ortliebi, the type species from Belgium: apex of posterodorsal triangular plateau on frontal reaching level of interorbital constriction; frontal lateral border forming a step-like junction between interorbital and preorbital segments of frontal; preorbital segment of frontal sloping anteroventrally; and stapedial meatus parallel-sided in latero-medial view. Potential autapomorphies that distinguish P. ponpetelegans from other members of Halisaurinae include: postorbitofrontal jugal process elongate and stalk-like, projecting laterally; this process distally bearing a ventrally facing depression for jugal articulation; and lateral surang...
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