Vallecillosaurus
Vallecillosaurus is an extinct genus of mosasauroid from the Late Cretaceous period, that lived in Mexico, in the state of Nuevo León.[1]
Vallecillosaurus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | †Mosasauroidea |
Genus: | †Vallecillosaurus Smith & Buchy, 2008 |
Species | |
Vallecillosaurus donrobertoi Smith & Buchy, 2008 |
See also
- List of mosasaurs
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.
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