Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Alternative combinations: Ancylocentrum overtoni, Brachysaurus overtoni
Belongs to Prognathodon according to F. Fanti et al. 2014
See also Driscoll et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Konishi et al. 2011 and Russell 1967
Sister taxa: Liodon, Prognathodon compressidens, Prognathodon currii, Prognathodon giganteus, Prognathodon kianda, Prognathodon lutugini, Prognathodon mosasauroides, Prognathodon rapax, Prognathodon saturator, Prognathodon sectorius, Prognathodon solvayi, Prognathodon waiparaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cheyenne River in Custer County, which is in a Campanian marine shale in the Pierre Shale Formation of South Dakota
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections), New Zealand (1), United States (3: Colorado, South Dakota)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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