Prognathodon was a multi-speciate genus of mosasaur which lived around North America, Europe, and Africa during the Campanian and Maastrichtian Stages of the late Cretaceous Period approximately 80-66 million years ago.

Prognathodon is known for possessing massively-built jaws and robust dinosaur-like teeth, and likely would have been capable of exerting tremendous bite-force upon its prey. Most species of Prognathodon measured 18-25 feet long, but some species like P. currii, P. saturator, and P. giganteus measured 30-40 feet long.

Prognathodon overtoni. © Jason R. Abdale (January 15, 2025).

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