Skull of G. dakotensis (bottom view) in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Clade:
†Mosasauria
Family:
†Mosasauridae
Tribe:
†Globidensini
Genus:
†Globidens Gilmore, 1912
Species
G. alabamaensis (Type) Gilmore, 1912
G. dakotensis Russell, 1975
G. hisaensis Kaddumi, 2009
G. phosphaticus Bardet and Pereda-Suberbiola, 2005
G. schurmanni Martin, 2007
G. simplex LeBlanc et al., 2019
Globidens ("Globe teeth") is an extinct genus of mosasaurid oceanic lizard classified as part of the Globidensini tribe in the Mosasaurinae subfamily.
Globidens alabamaensis was the first species of Globidens described, in a publication by Charles W. Gilmore (1912). It is used as the type specimen for Globidens.
Globidens belongs to the family Mosasauridae, which consists of several genera of predatory marine lizards of various sizes that were prevalent during the Late Cretaceous. Specimens of Globidens have been discovered in Angola, Brazil, Morocco, Syria and the United States.[1] Among mosasaurs, Globidens is probably most well known for the highly rounded, globe-like teeth that give it its name.
^Polcyn, Michael J.; Jacobs, Louis L.; Schulp, Anne S.; Mateus, Octávio (1 March 2010). "The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola". Historical Biology. 22 (1–3): 175–185. doi:10.1080/08912961003754978.
Globidensini tribe in the Mosasaurinae subfamily. Globidens alabamaensis was the first species of Globidens described, in a publication by Charles W. Gilmore...
all forms were active predators of fish and ammonites; a few, such as Globidens, had blunt, spherical teeth, specialized for crushing mollusk shells....
Mosasaurus in a sister relationship with another group which included Globidens and Prognathodon, and M. maximus as a sister species to Plotosaurus. The...
generally recognised as containing two subdivisions, the tribes Globidensini (Globidens and its closest relatives) and Mosasaurini (Mosasaurus and its closest...
Globidensini tribe as a close relative of Carinodens and Globidens, or even an indeterminate species of Globidens. "Igdamanosaurus". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December...
715–2,467 lbf). The quadrates of Prognathodon, similarly to the genus Globidens, have fused suprastapedial and infrastapedial processes, which is possibly...
maxillary teeth of Globidens dakotensis (between positions #5 and #6, though this is less pronounced than in Carinodens) and in Globidens alabamaensis. Carinodens...
century soon saw the discovery in Alabama of a strange mosasaur called Globidens, with rounded teeth suited to crushing shells. Mosasaur remains were also...
vertebrates are known from East Timor deposits. These include mosasaurs such as Globidens timorensis, lamniforme sharks, coelacanths and the choristodere Champsosaurus...
competition with one another (for example, mosasaurs like Carniodens and Globidens had blunt teeth for crushing shellfish while Thalassotitan and Mosasaurus...
closely connected to Globidens as such an inclusion would suggest. The etymology of the tribe derives from the genus Globidens (Latin Globus = "globe"...
teeth are of rather uniform morphology (with a few exceptions, such as in Globidens) with a pointed and curved tooth crown that sits on a pedicel composed...
called Blue World years prior to the story. He grew attached the park's Globidens Sophia, but left and joined Enoshima Dinoland. He's boisterous and something...
other. For example, some mosasaurs identified within this area, such as Globidens and Carinodens, have blunt teeth for crushing shellfish, while mosasaurs...
over an Alamosaurus carcass. A shoal of Sphenodiscus are ambushed by a Globidens, intent on surplus killing them. At an evaporating lake, juvenile Pectinodon...
S2CID 134980070. Everhart, Mike. "Everhart, M.J. 2008. Rare occurrence of a Globidens sp. (Reptilia; Mosasauridae) dentary in the Sharon Springs Member of the...
gharbii, G. youssoufiaense and G. minutum. Furthermore, the species G. globidens was considered to possibly represent a species of Plicatyoscyllium. Furthermore...
Schulp, Anne S.; Mateus, Octávio (March 2010). "The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola". Historical Biology. 22...
disputed because they are mainly based on isolated teeth. Prognathodon and Globidens are also expected to be present based on distribution trends in the world...
all food in the gastrointestinal tract. Coprolites from the mosasaur Globidens are also suggestive of low digestion and absorption rates as they contain...
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