could Mosasaurid species have had forked tongue like modern day Varanids?

[sauroid]

since Varanids are their closest extant relatives...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Judging from some of the info I've seen it's more than likely. Though probably not to the extent of modern varanids.   Our Mosasaur I created for the Park here has a pretty nice thick one.

http://www.wired.com/2011/08/mosasaurs-and-the-deep-history-of-forked-tongues/

in depth look: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FKurt_Schwenk%2Fpublication%2F27711013_Did_mosasaurs_have_forked_tongues%2Flinks%2F09e4150f07c9f086fc000000.pdf&ei=gNDuVP7eN4O-ggTA74KIAw&usg=AFQjCNHNS4J4Cspg1lu5uYiv_bCwhirMiQ&sig2=_jJBhW6CeDRaDu_xw6PDKQ&bvm=bv.86956481,d.eXY&cad=rja

[Arul]

In modern reptile forked tongue have 1 purpose, to sent an information to jacobson organ. Well im sorry new question, did mosasaur have a socket on the skull for the jacobson organ ?

[Uroplatus]

In modern reptile forked tongue have 1 purpose, to sent an information to jacobson organ. Well im sorry new question, did mosasaur have a socket on the skull for the jacobson organ ?

According to this paper they had... (Page 5)

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wolfgang_Stinnesbeck/publication/28151561_Cranial_anatomy_of_a_Maastrichtian_%28Upper_Cretaceous%29_mosasaur_%28Squamata_Mosasauridae%29_from_north-east_Mexico/links/09e4150866943aa7cd000000.pdf

[Arul]

Okay thanks 

[Megalosaurus]

According to this paper they had... (Page 5)

Amazing, that mosasaurus is from my country.