Megapterygius

Megapterygius
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 72 Ma
Size of Megapterygius compared to a human
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Mosasauria
Family: Mosasauridae
Subfamily: Mosasaurinae
Genus: Megapterygius
Konishi et al., 2023
Type species
Megapterygius wakayamaensis
Konishi et al., 2023

Megapterygius (meaning "large wing") is an extinct genus of mosasaurine mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous Toyajo Formation (Hasegawa Muddy Sandstone Member) of Japan. The genus contains a single species, M. wakayamaensis, known from an almost complete skeleton.