Species
Valid Extinct

Mauriciosaurus fernandezi

Frey et al. 2017

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Polycotylidae Family
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Mauriciosaurus Genus
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Mauriciosaurus fernandezi Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇽 Mexico
1
Geological formations
Agua Nueva
1
Temporal distribution
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
E. Frey, E. W. A. Mulder, and W. Stinnesbeck, H. E. Rivera-Sylva, J. M. Padilla-Gutiérrez, A. H. González-González. 2017. A new polycotylid plesiosaur with extensive soft tissue preservation from the early Late Cretaceous of northeast Mexico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 69(1):87-134 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. Frey, E. W. A. Mulder, and W. Stinnesbeck, H. E. Rivera-Sylva, J. M. Padilla-Gutiérrez, A. H. González-González. 2017. A new polycotylid plesiosaur with extensive soft tissue preservation from the early Late Cretaceous of northeast Mexico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 69(1):87-134 DOI ↗