Gallardosaurus iturraldei

Time: 154.8–161.5 million years ago
Period: Unknown
Known sites: 1

Gallardosaurus Skeletal — Slate Weasel — CC-BY-4.0 — File:Gallardosaurus_Skeletal.svg

Summary

Gallardosaurus is a genus of pliosaurid plesiosaur from the Caribbean seaway. It contains the single species Gallardosaurus iturraldei. Gallardosaurus was found in middle-late Oxfordian-age rocks of the Jagua Formation of western Cuba. Gallardosaurus is believed to be evolutionarily connected to Peloneustes, a pliosaurid commonly found in the Oxfordian-aged sediment.

Source: Wikipedia - Gallardosaurus

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