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Prognathodon sectorius
Taxonomy
Liodon sectorius was named by Cope (1871). Its type specimen is AMNH 1401, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pemberton Marl Company pit (Navesink), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Navesink Formation of New Jersey.
It was recombined as Tylosaurus sectorius by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was recombined as Prognathodon sectorius by Schulp et al. (2008) and Driscoll et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Tylosaurus sectorius by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was recombined as Prognathodon sectorius by Schulp et al. (2008) and Driscoll et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1871 | Liodon sectorius Cope p. 41 |
| 1902 | Tylosaurus sectorius Hay p. 472 |
| 1930 | Tylosaurus sectorius Hay p. 259 |
| 1967 | Liodon sectorius Russell p. 143 |
| 2008 | Prognathodon sectorius Schulp et al. p. 10 |
| 2019 | Prognathodon sectorius Driscoll et al. |
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†Prognathodon sectorius Cope 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available