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A new record of Clidastes (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Campanian of the Münster Basin (NW Germany)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2016

C. Diedrich  and
E.W.A. Mulder
C. Diedrich
Affiliation:
Nansenstraße 8, D-33790 Halle/Westfalen, Germany; e-mail: cdiedri@gmx.net
E.W.A. Mulder
Affiliation:
Museum Natura Docet, Oldenzaalsestraat 39, NL-7591 GL Denekamp, the Netherlands, e-mail: eric292@gmx.net
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From Upper Campanian turbiditic marls at Beckum in the Münster Basin (NW Germany) the anterior portion of a mosasaurid premaxilla with abutting fragments of the left and right maxilla is described and referred to the genus Clidastes. It shows the process of tooth replacement very well. This taxon is recorded for the first time from Germany. Clidastes co-existed in central Europe with other mosasaurids such as representatives of the genus Leiodon and Mosasauridae indet.

Keywords

ClidastesmosasaursmaxillapremaxillaGermanyCampanian
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Research Article
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Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 83 , Issue 1 , March 2004 , pp. 67 - 71
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Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2004

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