Kourisodon_puntledgensis
Kourisodon
Extinct genus of lizards
Kourisodon (from the Greek κουρίς kourís + ὀδών odon, "razor tooth") is an extinct genus of mosasaur. Fossils have been found from Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada,[1] as well as from the Izumi Group of Japan.[2] These finds date back to the late Santonian stage and the late Campanian to the late Maastrichtian, respectively, of the Late Cretaceous. Kourisodon was originally described as a member of the "Leiodontini",[1] more recently as a "Clidastine".[3]