Vallecillosaurus
Extinct genus of lizards
Vallecillosaurus Temporal range: 94–89 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | †Mosasauria |
Superfamily: | †Mosasauroidea |
Genus: | †Vallecillosaurus Smith & Buchy, 2008 |
Species | |
Vallecillosaurus donrobertoi Smith & Buchy, 2008 |
Vallecillosaurus is an extinct genus of mosasauroid from the Late Cretaceous period, that lived in Mexico, in the state of Nuevo León.[1] It was a relatively small reptile measuring less than 1 m (3.3 ft) long.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Krister T.; Buchy, Marie-Céline (2008). "A new aigialosaur (Squamata: Anguimorpha) with soft tissue remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Nuevo León, Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28: 85–94. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[85:ANASAW]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Bardet, Nathalie (2008). "The Cenomanian-Turonian (late Cretaceous) radiation of marine squamates (Reptilia): the role of the Mediterranean Tethys". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 179 (6): 605–623. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.179.6.605.
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