†Acostasaurus pavachoquensis Gomez-Perez and Noe 2011 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae
Full reference: 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
Belongs to Acostasaurus according to M. Gomez-Perez and L. E. Noe 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNDG R-1000. Its type locality is quebrada Pavachoque, Sutamarchán, which is in a Barremian marine claystone in the Paja Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at quebrada Pavachoque, Sutamarchán
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