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:
- Prognathodon rapax: Its type locality is West Jersey Marl Company's Pit, Barnsboro (New Egypt), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone/marl in the New Egypt Formation of New Jersey
- Ancylocentrum hungerfordi: Geological Survey of New Jersey no. 9827, a partial skull. Its type locality is Inversand Company marl pit, Sewell (Navesink), which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal marl in the Navesink Formation of New Jersey.
- Liodon validus: Its type locality is Barnsboro "greensand" (Hornerstown), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.
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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