Capelliniosuchus is an extinct genus of mosasaur. It was discovered in Italy, and described by Simonelli,[1] originally believing it to be a metriorhynchid crocodyliform similar to Dakosaurus. However, after re-examining the type specimen, Sirotti concluded that it was a junior synonym of Mosasaurus hoffmannii.[2] A 2014 paper found the genus to be distinct from M. hoffmannii.[3]

Capelliniosuchus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Specimen in Museo Capellini di Bologna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Mosasauria
Family: Mosasauridae
Subfamily: Mosasaurinae
Genus: Capelliniosuchus
Species
  • C. mutinensis

Capellineosuchus is a misspelling by Romer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Simonelli V. 1896. Intoro agli avanzi di coccodrilliano scoperti a San Valentino (provincial di Reggio Emilia) nel 1886. Atli della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, series Qunita Rendiconti 5 (2): 11-18.
  2. ^ Sirotti A. 1989. Mosasaurus hoffmanni Mantell, 1828 (Reptilia) nelle <<argille scagliose>> di S. Valentino (Reggio E.). Atti della società dei naturalisti e matematici di Modena 120: 135-146.
  3. ^ Fanti F., Cau A., Negri A. 2014. A giant mosasaur (Reptilia, Squamata) with an unusually twisted dentition from the Argille Scagliose Complex (late Campanian) of northern Italy. Cretaceous Research 49:91–104. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2014.01.003.
  4. ^ Romer AS. 1966. Vertebrate Paleontology, third edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 468pp.