Prognathodon rapax Hay 1902 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Alternative combination: Tylosaurus rapax

Synonyms: Ancylocentrum hungerfordi Chaffee 1939, Liodon validus Cope 1868

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1902. Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179:1-868

Belongs to Prognathodon according to F. Fanti et al. 2014

See also Chaffee 1939, Driscoll et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Russell 1967

Sister taxa: Liodon, Prognathodon compressidens, Prognathodon currii, Prognathodon giganteus, Prognathodon kianda, Prognathodon lutugini, Prognathodon mosasauroides, Prognathodon overtoni, Prognathodon saturator, Prognathodon sectorius, Prognathodon solvayi, Prognathodon waiparaensis

Type specimens:

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (4: Maryland, New Jersey collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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