List of mosasaur-bearing stratigraphic units explained

This is a list of stratigraphic units from which mosasaur body fossils have been recovered. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group). Formations are listed by continent, and alphabetically within the individual lists.

Africa

Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
Akrabou Formation	Turonian	Morocco	Tethysaurus nopcsai
Bentiaba River^[1]	Maastrichtian	Angola	Prognathodon kianda^[2] Liodon sp. Halisaurus sp. Platecarpus ptychodon Phosphorosaurus sp. Globidens phosphaticus^[3] Mosasaurus hoffmannii^[4] Prognathodon saturator
Bololo^[5]	Maastrichtian		Halisaurus sp. Mosasaurus sp.
Dukamaje Formation^[6]	Maastrichtian	Niger Nigeria	Halisaurus sp. Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus Platecarpus sp. Angolasaurus sp. Plioplatecarpus sp. Goronyosaurus sp. Goronyosaurus nigeriensis^[7]
Duwi Formation^[8]	Maastrichtian	Egypt	Mosasauridae indet.^[9] Globidens phosphaticus Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus
Farin-Doutchi Formation^[10]	Maastrichtian	Niger	Pluridens walkeri
Lapurr Sandstone	Campanian-Maastrichtian		Mosasauria indet.^[11]
Ouled Abdoun Basin	Maastrichtian	Morocco	Eremiasaurus heterodontus^[12] Liodon anceps Mosasaurus sp. Mosasaurus beaugei Globidens phosphaticus Halisaurus arambourgi^[13] Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus Platecarpus ptychodon Prognathodon sp.^[14] Prognathodon curii^[15] Carinodens belgicus Russellosaurina indet.
Itombe Formation^[16]	Coniacian	Angola	Mosasaurus sp. Angolasaurus bocagei Halisaurinae indet.
Umzamba Formation^[17]	Santonian	South Africa	Mosasaurus sp.

Antarctica

Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
Santa Marta Formation^[18]	Late Campanian		Taniwhasaurus antarcticus
Snow Hill Island Formation^[19]	Maastrichtian		Tylosaurinae indet.

Asia

Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
Adaffa Formation^[20]	Early Campanian	Saudi Arabia	Prognathodon sp. Plioplatecarpinae indet.
Amminadav Formation^[21]	Early Cenomanian		Haasiasaurus gittelmani
Davutlar Formation^[22]	Late Maastrichtian	Turkey	Mosasaurus hoffmannii
Hakobuchi Formation	Early Maastrichtian	Japan	Mosasaurus hobetsuensis Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans
Izumi Group^[23]	Late Campanian - Maastrichtian	Japan	Kourisodon sp. Mosasaurus sp.^[24] Mosasaurus sp. "B" Mosasaurinae indet.
Kashima Formation^[25]	Late Santonian	Japan	Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis
Mishash Formation^[26]

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107. D. Baird. 1986. Upper Cretaceous reptiles from the Severn Formation of Maryland. The Mosasaur 3:63-85
108. W. Langston, Jr. 1975. The ceratopsian dinosaurs and associated lower vertebrates from the St. Mary River Formation (Maestrichtian) at Scabby Butte, southern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences12:1576-1608
109. A. J. Robb. 1989. The Upper Cretaceous (Campanian, Black Creek Formation) fossil fish fauna of Phoebus Landing, Bladen County, North Carolina. The Mosasaur 4:75-92
110. D. Bardack. 1968. Fossil vertebrates from the marine Cretaceous of Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 5:145-153
111. J. T. Thurmond. 1969. Notes on mosasaurs from Texas. The Texas Journal of Science 21(1):69-80
112. J. Hector. 1874. On the fossil Reptilia of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6:333-358
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121. Caldwell. Michael W.. Bell. Gorden L. Jr.. 1995-09-14. Halisaurus sp. (Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous (?Santonian) of east-central Peru, and the taxonomic utility of mosasaur cervical vertebrae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 15. 3. 532–544. 10.1080/02724634.1995.10011246. 0272-4634.
122. G. L. Bell Jr., K. R. Barnes, and M. J. Polcyn. 2013. Late Cretaceous mosasauroids (Reptilia, Squamata) of the Big bend region in Texas, USA. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 103:1-11 [</ref> |Middle [[Santonian]]|Texas
     • United States

     |

     • Clidastes liodontus
     • Ectenosaurus sp.

     |-|Pender Formation^[99] |Late Santonian|British Columbia

     • Canada

     |

     • Kourisodon puntledgensis
     • Mosasauridae indet.

     |-|Pierre Shale Formation^[100] |Campanian|Nebraska, South Dakota

     • United States

     Manitoba

     • Canada

     |

     • Mosasaurus sp.
     • Clidastes sp.^[101]
     • Clidastes propython
     • Tylosaurus proriger
     • Tylosaurus pembinensis^[102]
     • Globidens alabamaensis
     • Globidens dakotensis
     • Globidens schurmanni^[103]
     • Platecarpus sp.
     • Mosasaurus missouriensis
     • Plioplatecarpus primaevus
     • Prognathodon overtoni^[104]
     • Latoplatecarpus nichollsae
     • Latoplatecarpus willistoni^[105]

     |-|Ripley Formation^[106] |Late Campanian|Tennessee

     • United States

     |

     • Mosasaurus maximus
     • Prognathodon sp.
     • Plioplatecarpus sp.

     |-|Selma Formation|Santonian|Alabama, Mississippi

     • United States

     |

     • Globidens alabamaensis
     • Prognathodon sp.
     • Clidastes propython
     • Eonatator sternbergii
     • Platecarpus sp.
     • Tylosaurus sp.

     |-|Severn Formation^[107] |Maastrichtian|Maryland

     • United States

     |

     • Mosasauridae indet.
     • Mosasaurus maximus
     • Mosasaurus conodon
     • Prognathodon rapax
     • Halisaurus platyspondylus

     |-|St. Mary River Formation^[108] |Campanian|Alberta

     • Canada

     |

     • Plioplatecarpus sp.

     |-|Tar Heel Formation^[109] |Early Campanian|North Carolina

     • United States

     |

     • Prognathodon sp.
     • Platecarpus sp.
     • Halisaurus sp.
     • Tylosaurus sp.

     |-|Vermillion River Formation^[110] |Campanian|Manitoba

     • Canada

     |

     • Platecarpus sp.
     • Tylosaurus sp.

     |-|Wolfe City Formation^[111] |Middle Campanian|Texas

     • United States

     |

     • Mosasaurus missouriensis
     • Globidens dakotensis

     |}

     Oceania

     Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
     Conway Formation^[112]	Campanian	New Zealand	Taniwhasaurus oweni
     Laidmore Formation^[113]	Campanian - Maastrichtian	New Zealand	Prognathodon waiparaensis
     Miria Marl Formation^[114]	Maastrichtian	Australia	Plioplatecarpinae indet. Mosasauridae indet.
     Molecap Greensand Formation	Cenomanian - Santonian	Australia	Platecarpus sp. Plioplatecarpinae indet.^[115]
     Tahora Formation^[116]	Campanian - Maastrichtian	New Zealand	Moanasaurus mangahouangae

     South America

     Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
     Olini Group, Nivel de Lutitas y Arenas^[117]	Campanian	Colombia	Eonatator coellensis
     Roca Formation^[118]	Maastrichtian	Argentina	Mosasaurinae indet.
     Brazil (various localities)^[119]	Late Turonian - Early Coniacian	Brazil	Platecarpus sp.
     La Frontera Formation^[120]	Late Turonian	Colombia	Yaguarasaurus columbianus Mosasauridae indet.
     Vivián Formation^[121]	Santonian	Peru	Halisaurus sp.

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123. Christiansen, P.; Bonde, N. (2002). "A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (3): 629. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0629:ANSOGM2.0.CO;2].|Campanian|
     • Israel

     |

     • Prognathodon curii

     |-|Muwaddar Chalk Marl Formation^[26] |Maastrichtian|

     • Jordan

     |

     • Mosasaurus hoffmannii
     • Clidastes sp.
     • Platecarpus sp.
     • Liodon anceps
     • Tylosaurinae indet.

     |-|Phosphorite Unit Formation^[27] |Maastrichtian|

     • Jordan

     |

     • Globidens sp.
     • Prognathodon giganteus
     • Halisaurus sp.
     • Platecarpus ptychodon
     • Mosasauridae indet.^[28]

     |-|Syria (various localities)^[29] |Late Campanian|

     |

     • Mosasauridae indet.
     • Mosasaurus lemmonieri
     • Prognathodon giganteus
     • Liodon anceps
     • Globidens sp.
     • Platecarpus ptychodon
     • Plioplatecarpinae indet.

     |-|Toyajo Formation^[30] |Campanian/Maastrichtian|

     • Japan

     |

     • Megapterygius wakayamaensis

     |}

     Europe

     Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
     Ahlen Formation^[31]	Late Campanian	Germany	Clidastes sp.
     Argille di Viano Formation^[32]	Cretaceous	Italy	Mosasaurus hoffmannii
     Baculites Limestone Formation^[33]	Late Maastrichtian	France	Prognathodon sp.
     Bakla Hill^[34]	Maastrichtian	Ukraine	Carinodens belgicus Liodon sp.
     Båstad Basin^[35]	Campanian	Sweden	Plioplatecarpus sp.
     Chalk Group^[36]	Cenomanian	United Kingdom	"Mosasaurus" gracilis
     Craie de Ciply Formation	Maastrichtian	Belgium	Mosasauridae indet. Mosasaurus hoffmannii^[37] Prognathodon solvayi Phosphorosaurus ortliebi Plioplatecarpus houzeaui Hainosaurus bernardi
     Craie de Meudon Formation^[38]	Late Campanian	France	Hainosaurus sp.
     Craie de Spiennes Formation^[39]	Late Campanian	Belgium	Globidens dakotensis Prognathodon solvayi Prognathodon giganteus
     Danish White Chalk Formation^[40]	Maastrichtian	Denmark	Mosasaurus hoffmannii Mosasaurus sp. Plioplatecarpus sp.
     Glauconie de Lonzée Formation^[41]	Santonian	Belgium	Hainosaurus sp.
     Gulpen Formation^[42]	Late Campanian - Maastrichtian	Belgium	Mosasaurus sp. Prognathodon solvayi Prognathodon saturator^[43]
     Grünsandstein Formation^[44]	Cenomanian	Germany	Liodon anceps
     Kajlâka Formation^[45]	Late Maastrichtian	Bulgaria	Mosasauridae indet. Mosasaurus hoffmannii
     Kristianstad Basin^[46]	Santonian - Maastrichtian	Sweden	Clidastes propython^[47] Dollosaurus sp.^[48] Eonatator sternbergii^[49] Hainosaurus sp. Platecarpus sp. Taniwhasaurus ivoensis^[50]
     Lagerdorf Formation^[51]	Late Santonian	Germany	Clidastes sp.
     Maastricht Formation^[52]	Maastrichtian		Mosasauridae indet. Mosasaurus hoffmannii Carinodens belgicus Prognathodon saturator Liodon sectorius Plioplatecarpus marshi
     Nay Marls Formation	Early Campanian - Late Maastrichtian	France	Liodon compressidens Hainosaurus sp. Prognathodon sp.
     Opoka Formation^[53]	Late Campanian - Late Maastrichtian	Poland	Mosasaurus lemmonieri Mosasaurus hoffmannii Liodon anceps Prognathodon sp. Hainosaurus sp.
     Polunino^[54]	Late Campanian	Volgograd Oblast	Mosasaurus sp. Prognathodon sp. Platecarpus sp. Dollosaurus sp. Hainosaurus sp. Carinodens belgicus Mosasauridae indet.
     Raspay Formation^[55]	Late Maastrichtian	Spain	Prognathodon sp.
     Rybushka Formation^[56]	Early Campanian	Saratov Oblast	Prognathodon sp. Clidastes sp.
     Scaglia Rossa Formation^[57]	Late Campanian - Maastrichtian	Italy	Mosasaurus sp. Mosasaurus hoffmannii Prognathodon sp.
     Scaglia Rossa Veneta Formation^[58]	Early Turonian	Italy	Romeosaurus sorbinii Romeosaurus fumanensis
     Trevino^[59]	Maastrichtian	Spain	Mosasaurinae indet. Prognathodon solvayi Platecarpus tympaniticus Liodon anceps
     Vitoria Formation^[60]	Late Campanian	Spain	Liodon sectorius Tylosaurus sp.^[61]
     Vomb Trough	Santonian - Maastrichtian	Sweden	Hainosaurus sp.

     North America

     Name	Age	Location	Genera and species
     Arcadia Park Shale Formation^[62]	Middle Turonian	Texas United States	Russellosaurus coheni
     Bearpaw Shale Formation^[63]	Late Campanian	Alberta, Saskatchewan Canada Montana United States	Prognathodon overtoni Mosasaurus conodon^[64] Plioplatecarpus primaevus Clidastes sp.^[65] Mosasaurus missouriensis^[66]
     Black Creek Group^[67]	Campanian	North Carolina United States	Mosasaurus sp. Platecarpus sp. Tylosaurus sp.
     Blufftown Formation^[68]	Campanian	Georgia United States	Mosasauridae indet. Prognathodon sp. Halisaurus sp. Platecarpus sp.
     Cerro del Pueblo Formation^[69]	Late Campanian	Mexico	Clidastes sp.
     Eutaw Formation^[70]	Early Campanian	Alabama, Mississippi United States	Clidastes liodontus Mosasaurus sp.
     Hornerstown Formation^[71]	Maastrichtian	New Jersey United States	Liodon sp. Mosasaurus maximus^[72] Plioplatecarpus sp.^[73]
     Kamp Ranch Limestone Formation^[74]	Middle Turonian	Texas United States	Dallasaurus turneri
     Lewis Shale Formation^[75]	Campanian	Colorado United States	Prognathodon overtoni
     Mancos Shale Formation^[76]	Early Campanian	Colorado United States	Prognathodon stadtmani
     Marshalltown Formation^[77]	Middle Campanian	New Jersey United States	Clidastes iguanavus Halisaurus sp.
     Merchantville Formation^[78]	Early Campanian - Maastrichtian	New Jersey, Delaware United States	Clidastes iguanavus Mosasaurus sp. Halisaurus platyspondylus^[79]
     Mesaderve Formation^[80]	Campanian	Wyoming United States	Platecarpus sp. Tylosaurinae indet.^[81]
     Mooreville Chalk Formation^[82]	Late Santonian	Alabama United States	Clidastes propython Clidastes "moorevillensis" Eonatator sternbergii Globidens alabamaensis^[83]
     Moreno Formation^[84]	Maastrichtian	California United States	Plesiotylosaurus crassidens Plotosaurus tuckeri^[85] Plotosaurus bennisoni^[86]
     Mount Laurel Formation^[87]	Maastrichtian	New Jersey, Delaware United States	Halisaurus platyspondylus Mosasaurus maximus^[88] Mosasaurus sp.
     Navesink Formation^[89]	Maastrichtian	New Jersey United States	Mosasaurus sp. Mosasaurus conodon^[90] Mosasaurus maximus Prognathodon rapax Halisaurus platyspondylus Mosasauridae indet.^[91] Liodon sectorius^[92]
     New Egypt Formation^[93]	Late Maastrichtian	New Jersey United States	Mosasaurus maximus Prognathodon rapax^[94]
     Niobrara Formation^[95]	Coniacian - Campanian	Kansas United States	Eonatator sternbergii^[96] Tylosaurus nepaeolicus Tylosaurus proriger Plesioplatecarpus planifrons Platecarpus tympaniticus Clidastes liodontus Clidastes propython
     Ojinaga Formation^[97]	Turonian	Mexico	Tylosaurus kansasensis
     Owl Creek Formation^[98]	Late Maastrichtian	Missouri United States	Mosasaurus hoffmannii
     Pen Formation^[99]