Pannoniasaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 85.3–83.5 Ma |
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Known remains and skeletal restorations | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | †Mosasauroidea |
Family: | †Mosasauridae |
Subfamily: | †Tethysaurinae |
Genus: |
†Pannoniasaurus Makádi, Caldwell & Ősi, 2012 |
Type species | |
†Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus Makádi, Caldwell & Ősi, 2012 |
Pannoniasaurus is an extinct genus of tethysaurine mosasauroid known from the Late Cretaceous Csehbánya Formation (Santonian stage) of Hungary. It contains a single species, Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus, dubbed "unexpected" because it was discovered in freshwater sediments, unlike other mosasaurs, which were marine predators. It was a medium sized mosasaur, reaching up to 6 m (20 ft).