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Amphekepubis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
†Mosasauroidea

Species
  
†A. johnsoni

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
†Mosasauridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Similar
  
Kourisodon, Plesiotylosaurus, Yaguarasaurus, Eonatator, Angolasaurus

Amphekepubis is a genus of mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mexico. Their remains correspond to the holotype specimen UM VP 509, a partial skeleton preserved in three dimensions, comprising the pelvic area, hind limb bones and nine caudal vertebrae, found in the east of Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo Leon, which come from marine sediments (claystones) apparently from the San Felipe Formation, which corresponds to the boundary between the ages of Coniacian and Santonian in the early Late Cretaceous. However, it has been suggested that age may be more recent and its remains even might belong to the genus Mosasaurus.

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Amphekepubis Wikipedia