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Prognathodon giganteus
Taxonomy
Prognathodon giganteus was named by Dollo (1889). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Prognathosaurus giganteus by Dollo (1889).
It was recombined as Prognathosaurus giganteus by Dollo (1889).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Prognathodon giganteus Dollo |
| 1889 | Prognathosaurus giganteus Dollo |
| 1967 | Prognathodon giganteus Russell p. 123 |
| 2005 | Prognathodon giganteus Jagt |
| 2019 | Prognathodon giganteus 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.
†Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Gervais 1852, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | Belgium | Prognathodon giganteus (82893) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Syria | Prognathodon giganteus (117849 117850 117852 117863) | |
| Maastrichtian | Jordan | Prognathodon giganteus (13366) | |
| Maastrichtian | Belgium (Hainaut) | Prognathodon giganteus (214641) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Morocco | Prognathodon giganteus (116902 116903) |