The Mosasaur Prognathodon (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium
The osteology of the mosasaurs Prognathodon solvayi and P. giganteus is extensively described for the first time. P. solvayi is known from the holotype IRSNB R33, a complete skull and partially preserved postcranial remains as well as from fragmentary material from specimens IRSNB R107 and IRSNB R108. P. giganteus is based wholly on the fragmentary cranial and postcranial remains of the type specimen IRSNB R106. Both species are compared with the North American taxa P. overtoni (KU 950, the holotype), P.? overloni (SDSM 3393), P. rapax (AMNH 1490),? Prognathodon (FMNH PR 165) and "Prognathodon... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1989 |
Schlagwörter: | Cretaceous / Upper / Mosasauridae / Prognathodon / Reptilia [reptiles] / Belgium |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28554732 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/276567.pdf |