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Prognathodon sectorius

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Liodon sectorius Cope p. 41
1902Tylosaurus sectorius Hay p. 472
1930Tylosaurus sectorius Hay p. 259
1967Liodon sectorius Russell p. 143
2008Prognathodon sectorius Schulp et al. p. 10
2019Prognathodon sectorius Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
tribeGlobidensiniRussell 1967
genusPrognathodonDollo 1889
speciessectorius()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Navarre) Prognathodon sectorius (140632)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Liodon sectorius (type locality: 167536)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Prognathodon sectorius (176782)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Prognathodon sectorius (138726)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Tylosaurus sectorius (87902)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Prognathodon sectorius (215802)