Sachicasaurus

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.

Sachicasaurus
Temporal range: Barremian
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Holotype specimen of Sachicasaurus.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Order: Plesiosauria
Family: Pliosauridae
Subfamily: Brachaucheninae
Genus: Sachicasaurus
Species:
S. vitae
Binomial name
Sachicasaurus vitae
Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018
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