| Globidensini Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84.9–66.043 Ma |
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| Skull of G. dakotensis (bottom view) in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Mosasauridae |
| Subfamily: | Mosasaurinae |
| Tribe: | Globidensini |
| Genera | |
Globidensini is a tribe of mosasaurine mosasaurs characterized by knob-like teeth signifying a durophagous diet. The best studied genus is the type genus, Globidens. Carinodens and probably Igdamanosaurus are also globidensine mosausaurs.
Fossils of globidensine mosasaurs are found in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Globidensini