Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Alternative combinations: Ancylocentrum overtoni, Brachysaurus overtoni
Belongs to Prognathodon according to F. Fanti et al. 2014
See also Hay 1902 and Russell 1967
Sister taxa: Liodon, Prognathodon compressidens, Prognathodon crassartus, Prognathodon currii, Prognathodon giganteus, Prognathodon kianda, Prognathodon lutugini, Prognathodon mosasauroides, Prognathodon rapax, Prognathodon saturator, Prognathodon sectorius, Prognathodon solvayi, Prognathodon waiparaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cheyenne River in Custer County, which is in a Campanian marine shale in the Pierre Shale Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (3: Colorado, South Dakota)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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