The New Mosasaurid Which Was The Bulldog Of Its Family 

A new mosasaur, that's sure to hit the spotlight which it exactly did. This giant predator named khinjaria acuta and was part of the family Mosasauridae. Let's learn a bit more about this apex predator.
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Longrich, Nicholas R.; Polcyn, Michael J.; Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Pereda-Suberbiola, Xabier; Bardet, Nathalie (2024-03-01). "A bizarre new plioplatecarpine mosasaurid from the Maastrichtian of Morocco". Cretaceous Research: 105870. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105870
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