Genus
Valid Extinct

Acostasaurus

Gomez-Perez and Noe 2011

Acostasaurus is an extinct genus of possibly Thalassophonean pliosaurid known from the Barremian of the Paja Formation, Colombia. The type specimen, UNDG R-1000, is known from a near complete skull, and postcranial elements including a complete hindlimb and various vertebrae. The specimen has an estimated size of over 4 metres (13 ft) in length.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Acostasaurus
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Acostasaurus cranial reconstruction © Eotyrannu5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Pliosauroidea Superfamily
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Pliosauridae Family
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Acostasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
5 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇴 Colombia
1
Geological formations
Paja
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Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Acostasaurus pavachoquensis 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. Gomez-Perez and L. E. Noe. 2011. Cranial anatomy of a new pliosaurid Acostasaurus pavachoquensis from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia, South America. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 310(1-2):5-42
Bibliography (1)
M. Gomez-Perez and L. E. Noe. 2011. Cranial anatomy of a new pliosaurid Acostasaurus pavachoquensis from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia, South America. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 310(1-2):5-42