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Pontosaurus; Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Pontosaurus kornhuberi fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	†Dolichosauridae
Genus:	†Pontosaurus; Gorjanovic-Kramberger, 1892
Species
	P. kornhuberi Caldwell, 2006; P. lesinensis (Kornhuber, 1873 [originally Hydrosaurus lesinensis]) (type);

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Pontosaurus is a now extinct genus of pythonomorph from the Late Cretaceous period. It was originally named Hydrosaurus, but that name was preoccupied by an agamid lizard, so it was renamed. It is known from two species, both Cenomanian in age, the type P. lesinensis which is known from Hvar in Croatia, the other P. kornhuberi is known from the Sannine Formation in Lebanon.^[2]

References

^ Michael W. Caldwell (2006). "A new species of Pontosaurus (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon and a phylogenetic analysis of Pythonomorpha". Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 34: 1–42.
^ Campbell Mekarski, Michelle; Pierce, Stephanie E.; Caldwell, Michael W. (2019-09-24). "Spatiotemporal Distributions of Non-ophidian Ophidiomorphs, With Implications for Their Origin, Radiation, and Extinction". Frontiers in Earth Science. 7: 245. Bibcode:2019FrEaS...7..245M. doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00245. ISSN 2296-6463.

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[Caldwell2006-1] Michael W. Caldwell (2006). "A new species of Pontosaurus (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon and a phylogenetic analysis of Pythonomorpha". Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 34: 1–42.

[2] Campbell Mekarski, Michelle; Pierce, Stephanie E.; Caldwell, Michael W. (2019-09-24). "Spatiotemporal Distributions of Non-ophidian Ophidiomorphs, With Implications for Their Origin, Radiation, and Extinction". Frontiers in Earth Science. 7: 245. Bibcode:2019FrEaS...7..245M. doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00245. ISSN 2296-6463.

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+{{Short description|Extinct genus of lizards}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Automatic taxobox
-| name = ''Pontosaurus''
-| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|100|65}} [[Late Cretaceous]]
+| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Cenomanian}}
-| image = Pontosaurus lesinensis.JPG
+| image = Pontosaurus kornhuberi 4.JPG
-| image_width = 250px
+| image_upright = 1.2
-| image_caption = ''Pontosaurus lesinensis'' fossil
+| image_caption = ''Pontosaurus kornhuberi'' fossil
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| taxon = Pontosaurus
+| authority = [[Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger|Gorjanovic-Kramberger]], 1892
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| subdivision_ranks = Species
-| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
+| subdivision = * ''P. kornhuberi'' <small>Caldwell, 2006<ref name="Caldwell2006">{{cite journal|author=Michael W. Caldwell |year=2006 |title=A new species of ''Pontosaurus'' (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon and a phylogenetic analysis of Pythonomorpha |journal=Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano |volume=34 |pages=1–42 }}</ref></small>
-| infraphylum = [[Gnathostomata]]
+* ''P. lesinensis'' <small>(Kornhuber, 1873 [originally [[Hydrosaurus]] lesinensis]) ([[type species|type]])</small>
-| classis = [[Reptile|Sauropsida]]
-| subclassis = [[Diapsida]]
-| infraclassis = [[Lepidosauromorpha]]
-| superordo = [[Lepidosauria]]
-| ordo = [[Squamata]]
-| superfamilia = [[Mosasauroidea]]
-| familia =
-| subfamilia =
-| genus = '''''Pontosaurus'''''
-| genus_authority =
-| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
-| subdivision =
-| synonyms =
 }}
+[[File:Pontosaurus kornhuberi skull 34.JPG|thumb|left|220px|Head of ''Pontosaurus kornhuberi'']]
-'''''Pontosaurus''''' was a genus of [[mosasauroid]] from the [[Late Cretaceous]] period.
+'''''Pontosaurus''''' is a now extinct [[genus]] of [[Pythonomorpha|pythonomorph]] from the [[Late Cretaceous]] period. It was originally named '''''Hydrosaurus''''', but that name was [[Homonym (biology)|preoccupied]] by an [[agamid]] lizard, so it was renamed. It is known from two species, both Cenomanian in age, the type ''P. lesinensis'' which is known from [[Hvar]] in Croatia, the other ''P. kornhuberi'' is known from the [[Sannine Formation]] in Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Campbell Mekarski|first1=Michelle|last2=Pierce|first2=Stephanie E.|last3=Caldwell|first3=Michael W.|date=2019-09-24|title=Spatiotemporal Distributions of Non-ophidian Ophidiomorphs, With Implications for Their Origin, Radiation, and Extinction|journal=Frontiers in Earth Science|volume=7|page=245|doi=10.3389/feart.2019.00245|bibcode=2019FrEaS...7..245M|issn=2296-6463|doi-access=free}}</ref>
-[[Image:Pontosaurus lesinensis detail.JPG|thumb|left|Front part]]
 ==See also==
-{{portal|Paleontology}}
+{{Portal|Paleontology}}
 * [[List of mosasaurs]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.oceansofkansas.com/ Oceans of Kansas]
+{{paleo-lizard-stub}}
-[[Category:Mosasaurs]]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q9303550}}
-[[Category:Extinct animals of New Zealand]]
+[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1892]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger]]
+[[Category:Late Cretaceous lepidosaurs of Asia]]
-{{paleo-reptile-stub}}
+[[Category:Dolichosauridae]]
-[[zh:莫那龍]]