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| == Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
| The genus name ''Sachicasaurus'' refers to ], the village where the fossil was found, and ''saurus'', meaning "lizard" in ].<ref name=Paramo2018_p225>Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.225</ref> The species ] ''vitae'', meaning "life" in Latin, was chosen because of the life in Sáchica the fossil find has sparked.<ref name=Paramo2018_p226>Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.226</ref> | The genus name ''Sachicasaurus'' refers to ], the village where the fossil was found, and ''saurus'', meaning "lizard" in ].<ref name=Paramo2018_p225>Páramo Fonseca ''et al.'', 2018, p.225</ref> The species ] ''vitae'', meaning "life" in Latin, was chosen because of the life in Sáchica the fossil find has sparked.<ref name=Paramo2018_p226>Páramo Fonseca ''et al.'', 2018, p.226</ref> | ||
| == Description == | == Description == | ||
| The holotype specimen, '''MP111209-1''', is known from a near complete skull, and postcranial elements including a complete hindlimb and various vertebrae. Diagnostic features include a very short mandibular symphysis, reduced number of mandibular teeth (17 to 18 versus 25 to 40 in other pliosaurids),<ref name=Paramo2018_p232>Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.232</ref> slender teeth, among other features. The specimen has an estimated length of almost {{convert|10|m|ft}}.<ref name=Paramo2018_p224>Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.224</ref> The specimen is interpreted as a sub-adult individual.<ref name=Paramo2018_p226/> | The holotype specimen, '''MP111209-1''', is known from a near complete skull, and postcranial elements including a complete hindlimb and various vertebrae. Diagnostic features include a very short mandibular symphysis, reduced number of mandibular teeth (17 to 18 versus 25 to 40 in other pliosaurids),<ref name=Paramo2018_p232>Páramo Fonseca ''et al.'', 2018, p.232</ref> slender teeth, among other features. The specimen has an estimated length of almost {{convert|10|m|ft}}.<ref name=Paramo2018_p224>Páramo Fonseca ''et al.'', 2018, p.224</ref> The specimen is interpreted as a sub-adult individual.<ref name=Paramo2018_p226/> | ||
| == Paleoenvironment == | == Paleoenvironment == | ||
| ''Sachicasaurus'' is one of four pliosaurids from the Paja Formation, others being '']'',<ref name=GomezNoe2017>Gómez Pérez & Noè, 2017</ref> '']'',<ref name=Paramo2016>Páramo et al., 2016</ref> and '']''. It is also contemporaneous with the elasmosaurids '']'' and '']'',<ref name=Paramo2019>Páramo Fonseca et al., 2019</ref> the marine turtle '']'',<ref name=Cadena2015a>Cadena et al., 2015a</ref> the sandowniid turtle '']'',<ref name=Cadena2015b>Cadena et al., 2015b</ref> and the ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs '']'' and '']''.<ref name=Maxwell2015>Maxwell et al., 2015</ref> | ''Sachicasaurus'' is one of four pliosaurids from the Paja Formation, others being '']'',<ref name=GomezNoe2017>Gómez Pérez & Noè, 2017</ref> '']'',<ref name=Paramo2016>Páramo ''et al.'', 2016</ref> and '']''. It is also contemporaneous with the elasmosaurids '']'' and '']'',<ref name=Paramo2019>Páramo Fonseca ''et al.'', 2019</ref> the marine turtle '']'',<ref name=Cadena2015a>Cadena ''et al.'', 2015a</ref> the sandowniid turtle '']'',<ref name=Cadena2015b>Cadena et al., 2015b</ref> and the ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs '']'' and '']''.<ref name=Maxwell2015>Maxwell ''et al.'', 2015</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| * {{cite LSA |last=] |first=María Euridice |last2=O'Gorman |first2=José Patricio |last3=] |first3=Zulma |last4=Padilla |first4=Santiago |last5=Parra Ruge |first5=Mary Luz |year=2019 |title=A new late Aptian elasmosaurid from the Paja Formation, Villa de Leiva, Colombia |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331150499_A_new_late_Aptian_elasmosaurid_from_the_Paja_Formation_Villa_de_Leiva_Colombia |journal=] |volume=''in press'' |pages=_ |accessdate=2019-03-09}} | * {{cite LSA |last=] |first=María Euridice |last2=O'Gorman |first2=José Patricio |last3=] |first3=Zulma |last4=Padilla |first4=Santiago |last5=Parra Ruge |first5=Mary Luz |year=2019 |title=A new late Aptian elasmosaurid from the Paja Formation, Villa de Leiva, Colombia |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331150499_A_new_late_Aptian_elasmosaurid_from_the_Paja_Formation_Villa_de_Leiva_Colombia |journal=] |volume=''in press'' |pages=_ |accessdate=2019-03-09}} | ||
| * {{cite LSA |last=] |first=María E. |last2=Gómez Pérez |first2=Marcela |last3=Noé |first3=Leslie F. |last4=] |first4=Fernando |year=2016 |title = ''Stenorhynchosaurus munozi'', gen. et sp. nov. a new pliosaurid from the Upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Villa de Leiva, Colombia, South America|url = http://www.raccefyn.co/index.php/raccefyn/article/view/239 |journal=Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales |pages=84–103 |volume=40 |accessdate=2017-04-20}} | * {{cite LSA |last=] |first=María E. |last2=Gómez Pérez |first2=Marcela |last3=Noé |first3=Leslie F. |last4=] |first4=Fernando |year=2016 |title = ''Stenorhynchosaurus munozi'', gen. et sp. nov. a new pliosaurid from the Upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Villa de Leiva, Colombia, South America|url = http://www.raccefyn.co/index.php/raccefyn/article/view/239 |journal=Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales |pages=84–103 |volume=40 |accessdate=2017-04-20}} | ||
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Extinct genus of pliosaurid
| Sachicasaurus Temporal range: Barremian ~130–120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Pliosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Brachaucheninae |
| Genus: | †Sachicasaurus |
| Species: | †S. vitae |
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| †Sachicasaurus vitae Páramo Fonseca et al., 2019 | |
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 village where the fossil was found, and saurus, meaning "lizard" in Greek. The species epithet vitae, meaning "life" in Latin, was chosen because of the life in Sáchica the fossil find has sparked.
Description
The holotype specimen, MP111209-1, is known from a near complete skull, and postcranial elements including a complete hindlimb and various vertebrae. Diagnostic features include a very short mandibular symphysis, reduced number of mandibular teeth (17 to 18 versus 25 to 40 in other pliosaurids), slender teeth, among other features. The specimen has an estimated length of almost 10 metres (33 ft). The specimen is interpreted as a sub-adult individual.
Paleoenvironment
Sachicasaurus is one of four pliosaurids from the Paja Formation, others being Acostasaurus, Stenorhynchosaurus, and "Kronosaurus" boyacensis. It is also contemporaneous with the elasmosaurids Callawayasaurus and Leivanectes, the marine turtle Desmatochelys padillai, the sandowniid turtle Leyvachelys, and the ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs Muiscasaurus and Platypterygius sachicarum.
References
- Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.225
- ^ Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.226
- Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.232
- Páramo Fonseca et al., 2018, p.224
- Gómez Pérez & Noè, 2017
- Páramo et al., 2016
- Páramo Fonseca et al., 2019
- Cadena et al., 2015a
- Cadena et al., 2015b
- Maxwell et al., 2015
Bibliography
- Sachicasaurus
- Other paleofauna
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