Harranasaurus

Harranasaurus; Temporal range:
	Holotype mandible
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Superfamily:	†Mosasauroidea
Family:	†Mosasauridae
Subfamily:	†Mosasaurinae
Tribe:	†Globidensini
Genus:	†Harranasaurus; Kaddumi, 2009
Species:	†H. khuludae
Binomial name
	†Harranasaurus khuludae; Kaddumi, 2009

Harranasaurus (meaning "Harrana lizard") is an extinct genus of globidensin mosasaur from Jordan and possibly also Morocco. The genus contains one known species, H. khuludae from the Muwaqqar Formation of Jordan[1] and possibly also Sidi-Daui in Morocco.

References

Kaddumi, Hani F. (2009). "A new species of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Harrana". Fossils of the Harrana Fauna and the Adjacent Areas. Amman: Eternal River Museum of Natural History. pp. 65–73. OCLC 709582892.

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[1] Kaddumi, Hani F. (2009). "A new species of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Harrana". Fossils of the Harrana Fauna and the Adjacent Areas. Amman: Eternal River Museum of Natural History. pp. 65–73. OCLC 709582892.