Eonatator
| Eonatator | |
|---|---|
| Holotype of E. sternbergii (UPI R 163) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | †Mosasauria |
| Family: | †Mosasauridae |
| Tribe: | †Halisaurini |
| Genus: | †Eonatator Bardet et al. 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Clidastes sternbergii (Wiman 1920) | |
| Species | |
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Eonatator is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. It is a close relative of Halisaurus, and part of the same subfamily, the Halisaurinae. It is known from the Late Cretaceous of North America, Colombia and Sweden. Originally, this taxon was included within Halisaurus, but was placed in its own genus, which also led to the subfamily Halisaurinae being created for the two genera.