Sachicasaurus

Sa-ce-cah-sor-us.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2014, August 17). Sachicasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sachicasaurus/

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Name

Sachicasaurus ‭(‬S�chica lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sa-ce-cah-sor-us.

Named By

P�ramo Fonseca,‭ ‬Mar�a Eur�dice,‭ ‬Cristian David Benavides Cabra‭ & ‬Ingry Esmirna Guti�rrez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria,‭ ‬Pliosauria,‭ ‬Brachaucheninae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬vitae‭

Size

Roughly estimated at up to‭ ‬10‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Colombia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paja Formation.

Time Period

Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Sachicasaurus is a genus of large brachauchenine pliosaur that lived in waters around South America during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Like other similar pliosaurs,‭ ‬Sachicasaurus is noted for having shorter jaws,‭ ‬and hence reduced number of teeth.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new large pliosaurid from the Barremian‭ (‬Lower Cretaceous‭) ‬of S�chica,‭ ‬Boyac�,‭ ‬Colombia.‭ ‬Earth Sciences Research Journal‭ ‬22.‭ ‬223‭–‬238.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P�ramo Fonseca,‭ ‬Mar�a Eur�dice,‭ ‬Cristian David Benavides Cabra‭ & ‬Ingry Esmirna Guti�rrez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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