Pontosaurus

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]

Pontosaurus Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pontosaurus kornhuberi fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	†Dolichosauridae
Genus:	†Pontosaurus Gorjanovic-Kramberger, 1892
Species
P. kornhuberi Caldwell, 2006[1] P. lesinensis (Kornhuber, 1873 [originally Hydrosaurus lesinensis]) (type)

Head of Pontosaurus kornhuberi

See also

• Paleontology portal

• List of mosasaurs