Genus: Prognathodon DOLLO, 1889
Etymology:
= Dollosaurus IAKOVLEV, 1901
Etymology:
= Prognathosaurus DOLLO, 1889b
Note: DOLLO named Prognathosaurus to replace Prognathodon because he thought it was preoccupied by Prognathodus Edgerton, which is not the case.
Etymology:
= Tenerasaurus KADDUMI, 2009
Etymology: Latin, tenera, "young" and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Note: DOLLO named Prognathosaurus to replace Prognathodon because he thought it was preoccupied by Prognathodus Edgerton, which is not the case.

Species: platyodon (SAUVAGE, 1873) emend BUFFETAUT & BARDET, 2010, 2012 (nomen dubium)
Note: the authors place this species into Prognathodon sp, since the species name is valid it is hear placed in the genus Prognathodon as a nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Mosasaurus platyodon SAUVAGE, 1873 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: FSL 532948

Locality: La Bonneville, Normandy, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Baculites Limestone.

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A tooth crown from teh median part of the jaw.

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Species: solvayi DOLLO, 1889
Etymology:
= Prognathosaurus solvayi (DOLLO, 1889) DOLLO, 1889

Holotype: IRSNB R33

Locality: Mesvin, Solvay quarry, Belgium.

Horizon: Ciply Phosphatic Chalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete skull and Incomplete skeleton comprising thoracic dorsal and caudal vertebrae, ribs, right and left fragments of scapula and coracoid.

Prognathodon solvayi IRSNB R33 after LINGHAM-SOLIAR & NOLF, 1989: A) dorsal and B) lateral views.

Referred material:

IRSNB R107: Fragments of skull and dentaries.

 


Locality: Spiennes, Houzeau Quarry, Belgium.

Horizon: Ciply Phosphatic Chalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

IRSNB R108: Jaw and skull fragments, some ribs, vertebrae.

 

BARDET, CORRAL & PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 1999

Locality: Disused sand quarry near the village of Lano, Lano quarry, Trevino County, about 20 km SE of the City of Vitoria, Basque-Cantabric Basin, Basque Province, Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

Horizon: Sobrepena Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MCNA 6449: Tooth.

BARDET, MARTIN, CORRAL, PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, & ASTIBIA, 2013

LU-GMS/LAN001: A marginal tooth probably from the median part of the jaws.

LU-GMS/LAN005: A marginal tooth form teh median part of the jaws.

 

= Prognathodon cf. solvayi REMPERT, MARTENS & MELCHERS, 2024b

Locality: Holden Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Horizon: Peedee Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Latest Cretaceous.

Material:

VANPS 13.0181: Marginal tooth crown.

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Species: compressidens (GAUDRY, 1892) SCHULP, POLCYN, MATEUS, JACOBS & MORALS, 2008
= Liodon compressidens GAUDRY, 1892
Etymology:

Holotype: MNHN AC 1875-575

Locality: Michery, Bourgogne Region, Yonne Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Belemnitella quadrata zone.

Age: Early Campanian, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

BARDET, 2012

Locality: Mortagne-sur-Gironde, Poitou-Charentes region, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Campanian, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MNHN 1886-5: Poorly preseved jaw fragment with teeth.

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Species: mosasauroides (GAUDEY, 1892) SCHULP, POLCYN, MATEUS, JACOBS & MORALS, 2008
= Leiodon mosasauroides GAUDEY, 1892
Etymology:

Holotype: MNHN 1891-14

Locality: In the region of Cardesse near Oloron, Pyrenean Basin (Basses-Pyrenees), Pyrenees Atlantique Department, Southwest France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Senonien Subepoch, or possibly Maastrichtian Stage, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

POMPECKJI, 1910, LINGHAM-SOLIAR, 1993, SACHS, 2000

= Mosasaurus cf. mosasauroides POMPECKJI, 1910
= Leiodon cf. L. mosasauroides SACHS, 2000

Locality: Halden, Westfalen, North Rhine-Westphalia State, Germany.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

GPIG 106-1: Fragmentary maxilla, paddle-elements, rib-fragments and vertebrae.


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Species: lutugini (IAKOVLEV, 1901) LINGHAM-SOLIAR, & NOLF, 1989
Etymology:
= Dollosaurus lutugini IAKOVLEV, 1901

Holotype:

Locality: Donets River, Donetz Basin, Voroshilovgrad Region, Ukraine.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Belemnitella mucronata Zone.

Age: Upper Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Partial skull and skeleton.
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Species: giganteus DOLLO, 1904
Etymology:
= Mosasaurus giganteus (DOLLO, 1904)
= Prognathosaurus giganteus (DOLLO, 1904)

Holotype: IRSNB R106

Locality: Spiennes, Solvay Quarry, Belgium.

Horizon: Ciply Phosphatic Chalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Incompletely preserved skull and remains of postcranial material.

Prognathodon giganteus after LINGHAM-SOLIAR & NOLF 1989: A) dorsal and B) lateral views.

Referred material:

BARDET, CAPPETTA, PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOUTY, AL MALEH, AHMAD, KHRATA & GANNOUM, 2000

Locality: Bardeh mine, Palmyra area, Palmyrides China of Syria.

Horizon: Phosphatic deposit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

BARDET, 2012

MNHN-KHN7: Tooth.

 

Locality: Khneifiss mine, Palmyra area, Palmyrides China of Syria.

Horizon: Phosphatic deposit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

 

BARDET & PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2002

Locality: Ruseifa Quarry, near Amman, Jordan.

Horizon: Phosphatic.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Uncatalogued: Teeth.

 

DOLLO

Locality: Near Zichen, Limburg Province, The Netherlands.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower – Upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

 

cf. giganteus LINGHAM-SOLIAR, 1994

Locality: Manzadi, Bas Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Formerly the Belgian Congo, Zaire).

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 teeth, one with the top of the crown absent.

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Species: capensis (BROOM, 1912) emend WOOLEY, CHINSAMY & CALDWELL, 2022
= Tylosaurus capensis BROOM, 1912
= Taniwhansaurus capensis (BROOM, 1912) emend JIMENEZ-HUIDOBRO & CALDWELL, 2019
Note: Taniwhansaurus indet 2 (Tylosaurus capiensis) JIMENEZ-HUIDOBRO & CALDWELL, 2019
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM-PK5625

Locality: Southwest of the Mzamba River, Transkei (Pondoland), Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Chalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material: Almost complete frontal, anterior portion of parietals and portions of postorbitofrontals.
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Species: (?) donicus (PRAVOSLAVLEV, 1914) RUSSELL, 1967
= Mosasaurus donicus PRAVOSLAVLEV, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Liska River Basin, Don Region, European Russia.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary remains.
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Species: saturator DORTANGS, SCHULP, MULDER, JAGT, PEETERS & GRAAF, 2002
Etymology: Latin, saturator, "he who gives satisfacation"; both to Maastrichtian sharks as well as recent palaeontologists).

Holotype: NHM 1998141

Locality: ENCI-Maastricht B.V. quarry, 54°49’N, 5°41’E, 3 km S of Maastricht, Limburg Province, The Netherlands.

Horizon: Lanaye Member, Gulpen Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Belemnitella junior Cephalopod zone.

Age: Maastrichtian Age, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Near-complete skull, articulated cervical and anterior dorsal vertebrae with cervical and dorsal ribs, isolated pygal and caudal vertebrae, scapula-coracoid and scattered elements of appendicular skeleton.
Note: Some ribs have bite marks from sharks (ROTHSCHILDS, MARTIN & SCHULP, 2005)

Referred material:

= Prognathodon cf. saturator SCHULP & JAGT, 2015

Locality: Northerastern corner of the ENCI-Heidelberg Cement Group Quarry, Limburg Province, south of Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Horizon: Lanaye Member, Gulpen Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NHMM JJ 15128: Fragmentary left quadrate.

 

= Prognathodon cf. saturator MATEUS, POLCYN, JACOBS, ARAUJO, SCHULP, MARINHEIRO, PEREIRA & VINEYARD, 2011

Locality: "Bentiaba 2" locality, Namibe Province, Angolia.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Stage, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MGUAN-PA169: Fragmentary dentary including tooth crown.

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Species: currii CHRISTIANSEN & BONDE, 2002
Etymology: In honor of Philip J. Currie, Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, for his fiftieth birthday (March, 1999)

Holotype: HUJ.OR 100

Locality: Phosphate mining in the Oron Mine, Negev Desert, southern Isreal.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and 8 anterior cervical vertebrae.

Referred material:

BARDET, SUBERBIOLA, IAROCHENE, AMALIK & BOUYA, 2005

Locality: Ben Guerir area, Ganntour Basin, Morocco.

Horizon: Phosphatic deposits.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

OCP.DEK/GE 349, 350: 2 median teeth.

Note: From LEvel C5.

OCP.DEK/GE uncatalogued: 5 teeth from different levels.

Note: 1 from level C6, 1 from level C4, 2 from level C3, and 1 from level C2.

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Species: kianda SCHULP, POLCYN, MATEUS, JACOBS & MORAIS, 2008
Etymology: Named after Kianda (named used in apposition), an Angolan mythological deity who rules the ocean and its fish. In one tale, Kianda ppears in a form of a skull.
= Prognathodon
Nova SCHULP, MATEUS, POLCYN & JACOBS, 2006
= Prognathodon sp SCHULP, POLCYN, MATEUS, JACOBS, MORAIS & da SILVA TAVARES, 2006

Holotype: MGUAN PA 129 (old ML/MGUANO07)

Locality: Near the village of Bentiaba (Formerly Sao Nicolau), Namibe Province (Formerly Mocamedes), souhwestern Angola.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Paratypes:

MGUAN PA 128 (old ML/MGUANO05), 149, 150, 151: Fragmentary skulls?

Referred material:

POLCYN, SCHULP & GONCALVES, 2023

Locality: Bentaba, Angolia.

Horizon: 1 meter above "Bench 19" of Straganac et al, (2015)

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MGUAN PA 183: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Note: With stomach contents of Prognathodon kinada (MGUAN PA183C), Gavialimimus sp (MGUAN PA183b) and Bentiabasaurus jacobsi (MGUAN P183D).

MGUAN PA183C: Fragmentary premaxill and maxillae.

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Species: hudae KADDUMI, 2009
Etymology: In honor of the author's daughter "Huda" who never failed to recognize every new fossil he discovered.

Holotpe: ERMNH HFV 277

Locality: Harrana, Jordan.

Horizon: Muqaqqar Chalk Marl Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Almost complete left dentary with four teeth preserved (2, 4, 8, 10) and an incomplete right dentary with three teeth (2, 3, 8).

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Species: hashimi (KADDUMI, 2009) LINDGREN, KADDUMI, & POLCYN, 2013
= Tenerasaurus hashimi KADDUMI, 2009
Etymology:

Holotype: ERMNH HFV 197

Locality: Konservat-Lagerstatte of Harrana, Central Jordan.

Horizon:

Age: Latest Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete skeleton, missing the skull and tip of tail.

Note: Has skin impressions on the flippers, and bukibed tail.