Vallecillosaurus
| Vallecillosaurus Temporal range: 100–65 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Mosasauroidea |
| Genus: | Vallecillosaurus Smith & Buchy, 2008 |
| Species | |
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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]
References
- ↑ Smith, K. T., and Buchy, M.-C., 2008. A new aigialosaur (Squamata: Anguimorpha) with soft tissue remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 28, n. 1, p. 85-94.
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