Prognathodon

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Prognathodon
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Prognathodon solvayi
Prognathodon solvayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scleroglossa
Family: Mosasauridae
Subfamily: Mosasaurinae
Tribe: Globidensini
Genus: Prognathodon
Species
  • P. giganteus
  • P. overtoni
  • P. rapax
  • P. saturator
  • P. solvayi
  • P. stadtmani
  • P. waiparaensis
  •  ?P. curri

Prognathodon ('forejaw tooth') is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. It had protective bony rings surrounding its eyesockets, indicating it lived in deep water.

Prognathodon saturator
Prognathodon saturator