Species Classification: ‭ ‬Halisaurinae.

In Depth        Halisaurus was first named all the way back in‭ ‬1869‭ ‬during a period in American paleontological history today known as the‭ ‘‬bone wars‭’‬.‭ ‬However a year later Othniel Charles Marsh,‭ ‬the person who named Halisaurus,‭ ‬became aware of a genus of fish called Halosaurus and mistakenly came to the conclusion that Halisaurus was … Read more

In Depth        Fossils of Eonatator were originally assigned to the genus Clidastes and then later still to the genus Halisaurus.‭ ‬Eventually Eonatator was established as a distinct genus in‭ ‬2005‭ ‬and today is regarded as a halisaurine mosasaur.‭ ‬Eonatator was relatively small when compared to other mosasaurs,‭ ‬but the simple fact fossils for Eonatator range … Read more