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Pannoniasaurus

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Subfamily
  
†Tethysaurinae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
†Mosasauridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Similar
  
Yaguarasaurus, Tethysaurus, Plioplatecarpus, Mosasauroidea, Dallasaurus

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).

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References

Pannoniasaurus Wikipedia