Halisaurus

Taxobox
name = "Halisaurus"
fossil_range = Late Cretaceous

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Scleroglossa
familia = Mosasauridae
subfamilia = Halisaurinae
genus = "Halisaurus"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "H. platyspondylus"
* "H. ortlebi"
* "H. arambourgi"
* ?"H. onchognathus"

"Halisaurus" ("Ocean Lizard") is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. With a length of 3-4 m (10-13 ft) it was small compared to most other mosasaurs.

In popular culture

"Halisaurus" had a brief cameo in the BBC program "Sea Monsters", a spin-off to the critically acclaimed "Walking with Dinosaurs". The program suggested that "Halisaurus" would hide in underwater caves waiting to attack small animals (i.e."Hesperornis").