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Prognathodon saturator

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Prognathodon saturator was named by Dortangs et al. (2002). Its type specimen is NHMM 1998141, a partial skeleton (Nearly complete skull, articulated cervical and anterior dorsal vertebrae with ribs, isolated pygal and sacral vertebrae, scapulocoracoid and scattered appendic), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ENCI-Maastricht B.V. quarry (flint layer 18), which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal grainstone in the Gulpen Formation of the Netherlands.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Prognathodon saturator Dortangs et al.
2014Prognathodon saturator Fanti et al.
2019Prognathodon saturator 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
speciessaturator

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 saturator Dortangs et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
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