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Prognathodon solvayi

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Prognathodon solvayi was named by Dollo (1889). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Prognathosaurus solvayi by Dollo (1909).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Prognathodon solvayi Dollo
1909Prognathosaurus solvayi Dollo p. 103
1967Prognathodon solvayi Russell p. 123
2014Prognathodon solvayi Fanti et al.
2019Prognathodon solvayi 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
speciessolvayiDollo 1889

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 solvayi Dollo 1889
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Diagnosis
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