Sachicasaurus
Sign in to saveSachicasaurus is an extinct genus of brachauchenine pliosaurid known from the Barremian of the Paja Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. The type species is S. vitae.
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- Sachicasaurus
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- 130000000-
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- 120000000-
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Sachicasaurus is an extinct genus of brachauchenine pliosaurid known from the Barremian of the Paja Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. The type species is S. vitae.
== Etymology == The genus name Sachicasaurus refers to Sáchica, the location where the fossil was found, and saurus, meaning "lizard" in Latinised Greek. The species epithet vitae, meaning "of life" in Latin, was chosen because of the life in Sáchica the fossil find has sparked.
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Barremian lifeCretaceous ColombiaEarly Cretaceous reptiles of South AmericaFossils of ColombiaFossil taxa described in 2018Paja FormationPliosauridaeSauropterygian generaTaxa named by María PáramoTaxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on WikidataTaxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on Wikipedia