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Prognathodon
Taxonomy
Prognathodon was named by Dollo (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1069].
It was replaced with Prognathosaurus by Dollo (1889).
It was assigned to Plioplatecarpinae by Welles and Gregg (1971); to Plioplatecarpidae by Russell (1970) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Mosasauridae by Carroll (1988); to Prognathodontini by Russell (1967) and Wiffen (1990); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Globidensini by Schulp et al. (2008) and LeBlanc et al. (2012); and to Mosasaurinae by Dortangs et al. (2002), Novas et al. (2002), Bell and Polcyn (2005), Bardet et al. (2005), Konishi et al. (2011), Hornung et al. (2018) and Driscoll et al. (2019).
It was replaced with Prognathosaurus by Dollo (1889).
It was assigned to Plioplatecarpinae by Welles and Gregg (1971); to Plioplatecarpidae by Russell (1970) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Mosasauridae by Carroll (1988); to Prognathodontini by Russell (1967) and Wiffen (1990); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Globidensini by Schulp et al. (2008) and LeBlanc et al. (2012); and to Mosasaurinae by Dortangs et al. (2002), Novas et al. (2002), Bell and Polcyn (2005), Bardet et al. (2005), Konishi et al. (2011), Hornung et al. (2018) and Driscoll et al. (2019).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Prognathodon Dollo |
| 1897 | Brachysaurus Williston p. 96 figs. Pl. 8 |
| 1901 | Dollosaurus Yakovlev |
| 1902 | Brachysaurus Hay p. 471 |
| 1926 | Brachysaurana Strand p. 54 |
| 1927 | Ancylocentrum Schmidt p. 59 |
| 1930 | Ancylocentrum Hay p. 261 |
| 1939 | Ancylocentrum Chaffee p. 1 |
| 1954 | Ancylocentrum McDowell and Bogert p. 132 |
| 1954 | Dollosaurus McDowell and Bogert p. 132 |
| 1967 | Prognathodon Russell p. 162 |
| 1967 | Dollosaurus Russell p. 169 |
| 1970 | Prognathodon Russell p. 373 |
| 1971 | Prognathodon Welles and Gregg p. 55 |
| 1981 | Prognathodon Thurmond and Jones p. 160 |
| 1988 | Dollosaurus Carroll |
| 1988 | Prognathodon Carroll |
| 1990 | Prognathodon Wiffen p. 72 |
| 2002 | Prognathodon Dortangs et al. |
| 2002 | Prognathodon Novas et al. |
| 2002 | Dollosaurus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Prognathodon Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Prognathodon Bardet et al. |
| 2005 | Prognathodon Bell and Polcyn p. 189 |
| 2008 | Prognathodon Schulp et al. p. 1 |
| 2011 | Prognathodon Konishi et al. p. 1028 |
| 2012 | Prognathodon LeBlanc et al. |
| 2018 | Prognathodon Hornung et al. p. 545 |
| 2019 | Prognathodon Driscoll et al. |
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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.
G. †Prognathodon Dollo 1889
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†Prognathodon compressidens Gaudry 1892
†Prognathodon currii Christiansen and Bonde 2002
†Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889
†Prognathodon kianda Schulp et al. 2008
†Prognathodon lutugini Yakovlev 1905
†Prognathodon mosasauroides Gaudry 1892
†Prognathodon overtoni Williston 1897
†Prognathodon rapax Hay 1902
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Invalid names: Ancylocentrum hungerfordi Chaffee 1939 [synonym], Liodon validus Cope 1868 [synonym]
†Prognathodon saturator Dortangs et al. 2002
†Prognathodon sectorius Cope 1871
†Prognathodon solvayi Dollo 1889
†Prognathodon waiparaensis Welles and Gregg 1971
Invalid names: Ancylocentrum Schmidt 1927 [synonym], Brachysaurana Strand 1926 [synonym], Brachysaurus Williston 1897 [synonym], Dollosaurus Yakovlev 1901 [synonym], Liodon Owen 1842 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available