Harranasaurus (meaning "Harrana lizard") is an extinct genus of globidensin mosasaur from Jordan. The genus contains one known species, H. khuludae from the Muwaqqar Formation of Jordan.[1]

Harranasaurus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
Holotype mandible
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Mosasauria
Superfamily: Mosasauroidea
Family: Mosasauridae
Subfamily: Mosasaurinae
Tribe: Globidensini
Genus: Harranasaurus
Kaddumi, 2009
Species:
H. khuludae
Binomial name
Harranasaurus khuludae
Kaddumi, 2009

References edit

  1. ^ Kaddumi, Hani F. (2009). "A new species of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Harrana". Fossils of the Harrana Fauna and the Adjacent Areas. Amman: Eternal River Museum of Natural History. pp. 65–73. OCLC 709582892.