Capelliniosuchus Explained

Capelliniosuchus is an extinct genus of mosasaur. It was discovered in Italy, and described by Simonelli,^[1] originally believing it to be a metriorhynchid crocodyliform similar to Dakosaurus. However, after re-examining the type specimen, Sirotti concluded that it was a junior synonym of Mosasaurus hoffmannii.^[2] A 2014 paper found the genus to be distinct from M. hoffmannii.^[3]

Capellineosuchus is a misspelling by Romer.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Simonelli V. 1896. Intoro agli avanzi di coccodrilliano scoperti a San Valentino (provincial di Reggio Emilia) nel 1886. Atli della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, series Qunita Rendiconti 5 (2): 11-18.
2. Sirotti A. 1989. Mosasaurus hoffmanni Mantell, 1828 (Reptilia) nelle <> di S. Valentino (Reggio E.). Atti della società dei naturalisti e matematici di Modena 120: 135-146.
3. Fanti F., Cau A., Negri A. 2014. A giant mosasaur (Reptilia, Squamata) with an unusually twisted dentition from the Argille Scagliose Complex (late Campanian) of northern Italy. Cretaceous Research 49:91–104. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2014.01.003.
4. Romer AS. 1966. Vertebrate Paleontology, third edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 468pp.