Halisaurus

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Fossil range: Late Cretaceous

Extinct (fossil)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertilia
Family:	Mosasauridae
Subfamily:	Halisaurinae
Genus:	Halisaurus

Species

H. platyspondylus
H. ortlebi
H. arambourgi
?H. onchognathus

Halisaurus is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. With a length of 3-4 m (10-13 ft) it was small compared to most other mosasaurs. Halisaurus had a brief cameo in the BBC program Sea Monsters, a spin-off to the critically acclaimed Walking With Dinosaurs.

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