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Prognathodon waiparaensis
Taxonomy
Prognathodon waiparaensis was named by Welles and Gregg (1971). Its type specimen is C.M. zfr 108, a partial skeleton (disarticulated skull, cervical vertebrae, and ribs), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waipara River, upstream from Laidmore Bridge (M3/f9254), which is in a Maastrichtian offshore sandstone in the Conway Formation of New Zealand.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Prognathodon waiparaensis Welles and Gregg pp. 55-79 figs. 30-44 |
| 1991 | Prognathodon waiparaensis Fordyce p. 1174 |
| 2014 | Prognathodon waiparaensis Fanti et al. |
| 2019 | Prognathodon waiparaensis Driscoll et al. |
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†Prognathodon waiparaensis Welles and Gregg 1971
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. P. Welles and D. R. Gregg 1971 | "A Prognathodon with the suprastapedial process of the quadrate extremely constricted to less than half its distal breadth; a very large sulcus for the M. depressor mandibulae profundus; a very massive infrastapedial process completely fused to the suprastapedial process; cervical pedicles short and set far forward; hypapophyses on anterior cervicals only." |