
Johan Lindgren
Universitetslektor

Mosasaur (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Colombia, including the first occurrence of the genus Globidens
Författare
Summary, in English
Isolated mosasaur teeth and vertebrae recovered from beds of the Guadalupe Group of central Boyacá, Colombia, are reported. A partial tooth crown identified as Globidens sp., found in the Labor-Tierna Formation (Maastrichtian), represents the first report of this genus from northern South America and its most equatorial occurrence. A tooth crown recovered from the Plaeners Formation (upper Campanian–lower Maastrichtian), represents the youngest record of the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae in Colombia. These occurrences collectively constitute the youngest record of the family Mosasauridae in Colombia and expand both the taxonomic diversity and biogeography of mosasaurids in northern South America.
Avdelning/ar
- Berggrundsgeologi
Publiceringsår
2025-02
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Cretaceous Research
Volym
166
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Geology
Nyckelord
- Colombia
- Globidens
- Late Cretaceous
- Mosasauridae
- Paleobiogeography
- South America
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0195-6671