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Liodon; Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
	Liodon anceps tooth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Sauropsida;
Order:	Squamata;
Suborder:	Scleroglossa;
Family:	Mosasauridae;
Subfamily:	Mosasaurinae;
Genus:	Liodon; Agassiz, 1846
Species
	L. anceps Owen, 1841 (Type); L. sectorius Cope, 1871; L. compressidens Gaudey, 1892; L. mosasauroides Gaudey, 1892

Liodon mosasauroides jaw fragment, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris

Liodon is a genus of mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous. Remains assigned to this genus have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, America and South America, and New Zealand. It was first named by Richard Owen as Leiodon, but that name was already in use for a shark, necessitating the name change.^[1]

[edit] Sources

^ Benjamin Creisler. Mosasauridae Translation and Pronunciation Guide. Dinosauria.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07.

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