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Sachicasaurus

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Sachicasaurus Páramo-Fonseca et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPliosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPliosauridaeSeeley 1874
Thalassophonea
subfamilyBrachaucheninae(Williston 1925)
genusSachicasaurus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Sachicasaurus Páramo-Fonseca et al. 2018
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Sachicasaurus vitae Páramo-Fonseca et al. 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Created: 2005-11-07 12:13:24
Modified: 2009-07-25 15:49:01
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Hampe 2005, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Aptian or 125.77000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Colombia (Boyacá) S. vitae (209707)