Vallecillosaurus
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| Vallecillosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | †Mosasauroidea |
| Genus: | †Vallecillosaurus Smith & Buchy, 2008 |
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Vallecillosaurus donrobertoi Smith & Buchy, 2008 | |
Vallecillosaurus is an extinct genus of mosasauroid from the Late Cretaceous period, that lived in Mexico, in the state of Nuevo León.[1] It was a relatively small reptile, reaching 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length and 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) in body mass.[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Paul, Gregory S. (2022). The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles. Princeton University Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780691193809.
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