Discovery and naming
The holotype, consisting of the skull, pectoral fins, five cervical vertebrae and several scales, The specimen was studied by Jordanian palaeontologist Hani Faig Kaddumi, who created the species Postredectes harranaensis for the specimen in 2009. == Description ==
Description
The skull of Postredectes was around long, suggesting the entire animal reached around long. Postredectes is characterized by the absence of large premaxillary tusks, and the premaxillary, maxillary and mandibular teeth were sharp and equipped with two keels, and occupied sockets in both the premaxilla and the maxilla. The mandibular teeth were also three times longer than those present in the premaxilla and maxilla. ==References==