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Extinct genus of mosasaurine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stelladens is an extinct genus of mosasaurine. Fossils of Stelladens have been recovered from the Late Cretaceous Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, S. mysteriosus. It was a medium-sized mosasaur, measuring about 5 metres (16 ft) long.[1][2]
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Genus: | †Stelladens Longrich et al., 2023 |
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†Stelladens mysteriosus Longrich et al., 2023 |
The holotype is MHNM.KHG.1436, a partial left dentary and two associated teeth, and it was discovered in Sidi Chennane, Morocco. It was named and described as Stelladens mysteriosus by Longrich et al. (2023).[1]
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