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Prognathodon kianda

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Prognathodon kianda was named by Schulp et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MGUAN PA 129, a partial skeleton (relatively complete skull with disarticulated postcranial elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bentiaba (layer above Bench 19), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine siltstone in the Mocuio Formation of Angola.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Prognathodon kianda Schulp et al. p. 1
2014Prognathodon kianda Fanti et al.
2019Prognathodon kianda Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
tribeGlobidensiniRussell 1967
genusPrognathodonDollo 1889
specieskianda

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Prognathodon kianda Schulp et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
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