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
Temporal range: 94–89 Ma
Late Cretaceous
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

  1. 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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