Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian)
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Clade:
†Mosasauria
Family:
†Mosasauridae
Clade:
†Russellosaurina
Subfamily:
†Plioplatecarpinae
Clade:
†Selmasaurini
Genus:
†Khinjaria
Species:
†K. acuta
Binomial name
†Khinjaria acuta
Longrich et al., 2024
Khinjaria (meaning "dagger") is an extinct genus of plioplatecarpine mosasaurid from the Late Cretaceous Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, K. acuta, known from a partial skull and vertebra. Khinjaria was likely an apex predator in its environment, as its large body size, blade-like teeth, and unusual skull morphology would have allowed it to attack large prey animals.
Khinjaria (meaning "dagger") is an extinct genus of plioplatecarpine mosasaurid from the Late Cretaceous Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains...
al. (2017) In their 2024 description of the Moroccan plioplatecarpine Khinjaria, Longrich et al. performed a phylogenetic analysis, finding support for...
Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. Khinjaria Gen. et sp. nov In press Longrich et al. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)...
Caldwell. In their 2024 description of the Moroccan plioplatecarpine Khinjaria, Longrich et al. used phylogenetic analyses to recover it within a monophyletic...
Maastrichtian A halisaurine mosasaur. Igdamanosaurus I. aegyptiacus Maastrichtian Khinjaria K. acuta Sidi Chennane Maastrichtian a partial skull and vertebra A plioplatecarpine...
Jormungandr. In their 2024 description of the Moroccan plioplatecarpine Khinjaria, Longrich et al. used phylogenetic analyses to recover it within a monophyletic...
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