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Coniasaurus is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous marine squamates that range in age from Cenomanian to Santonian. It was first described by Richard Owen in 1850 from lower Cenomanian chalk deposits in southeast England (Sussex). Two species have been described from this genus: C. crassidens (Owen, 1850), known from Cenomanian to Santonian deposits from southeast England, Germany and North America, and C. gracilodens (Caldwell, 1999) from the Cenomanian of southeast England. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Coniasaurus is a sister group to the Mosasauroidea within the clade Pythonomorpha.

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  • Coniasaurus is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous marine squamates that range in age from Cenomanian to Santonian. It was first described by Richard Owen in 1850 from lower Cenomanian chalk deposits in southeast England (Sussex). Two species have been described from this genus: C. crassidens (Owen, 1850), known from Cenomanian to Santonian deposits from southeast England, Germany and North America, and C. gracilodens (Caldwell, 1999) from the Cenomanian of southeast England. Coniasaurus has only been described from incomplete specimens, but it is known to have had a relatively elongate skull with specialised teeth. By comparison with Dolichosaurus, it may have had four short limbs and an elongate neck and body. A maximum length of about 0.5 m has been proposed. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Coniasaurus is a sister group to the Mosasauroidea within the clade Pythonomorpha. (en)
  • Il coniasauro (gen. Coniasaurus) è un rettile estinto, appartenente agli squamati. Visse nel Cretaceo superiore (Cenomaniano - Turoniano, circa 100 – 90 milioni di anni fa). I suoi resti sono stati ritrovati in Inghilterra e in Nordamerica. (it)
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  • Owen, 1850 (en)
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  • Late Cretaceous, (en)
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  • C. crassidens holotype, drawn by James Erxleben in 1850 (en)
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  • Coniasaurus (en)
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  • *†C. cressidens (Owen, 1850 ) *†C. gracilodens (Caldwell, 1999) (en)
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  • Coniasaurus (en)
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  • Il coniasauro (gen. Coniasaurus) è un rettile estinto, appartenente agli squamati. Visse nel Cretaceo superiore (Cenomaniano - Turoniano, circa 100 – 90 milioni di anni fa). I suoi resti sono stati ritrovati in Inghilterra e in Nordamerica. (it)
  • Coniasaurus is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous marine squamates that range in age from Cenomanian to Santonian. It was first described by Richard Owen in 1850 from lower Cenomanian chalk deposits in southeast England (Sussex). Two species have been described from this genus: C. crassidens (Owen, 1850), known from Cenomanian to Santonian deposits from southeast England, Germany and North America, and C. gracilodens (Caldwell, 1999) from the Cenomanian of southeast England. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Coniasaurus is a sister group to the Mosasauroidea within the clade Pythonomorpha. (en)
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  • Coniasaurus (en)
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