"Prognathodon cipactli measured about six meters in length and its features reflected an adaptation typical of an efficient predator capable of taking on prey of all sizes."
"It was a mosasaur with short jaws, with conical and very robust teeth, allowing it to attack large prey, indicating it was an active hunter."
Prognathodon cipactli, a newly identified six-meter-long aquatic reptile from the mosasaur family, lived approximately 70 million years ago. This superpredator had powerful jaws and robust teeth, enabling it to hunt various prey, including marine reptiles and large fish. The identification process began in 2001 with the discovery of a skull in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Recent analyses by paleontologists have confirmed it as a new species, contributing to the understanding of prehistoric marine diversity in the region.
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