Acuetzpalin

Ah-cu-ets-pah-lin.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Acuetzpalin ‭(‬water lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-cu-ets-pah-lin.

Named By

J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Barrientos-Lara,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Alvarado-Ortega‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Fernandez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬Ophthalmosauridae,‭ ‬Platypterygiinae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬carranzai‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬La Casita Formation.

Time Period

‭ ‬Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Acuetzpalin is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in waters around what is now central America during the late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Acuetzpalin carranzai gen et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬A new ophthalmosauridae‭ (‬Ichthyosauria‭) ‬from the Upper Jurassic of Durango,‭ ‬North Mexico.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of South American Earth Sciences.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Barrientos-Lara,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Alvarado-Ortega‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Fernandez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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