| Monquirasaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Monquirasaurus boyacensis by zae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Pliosauridae |
| Genus: | †Monquirasaurus Noè & Gómez-Pérez, 2021 |
| Binomial name | |
| †Monquirasaurus boyacensis Noè & Gómez-Pérez, 2021 | |
| Synonyms | |
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†Kronosaurus boyacensis Hampe, 1992 | |
Monquirasaurus is an extinct genus of large pliosaur. It was a large aquatic reptile that lived throughout the Early Cretaceous. It contains a single species, Monquirasaurus boyacensis, which was previously known as Kronosaurus boyacensis.
Reclassification[]
Size of Monquirasaurus boyacensis
In a paper, it has been concluded that all the non-holotype specimens of Kronosaurus have been put into different species and that the holotype should be restricted as the only specimen. Additionally in that paper Noe and Gomez-Perez say that even the Holotype is undiagnostic with other pliosaurs! Making Kronosaurus a dubious genus! Monquirasaurus is one of the identified genus. It was a large, carnivorous, aquatic reptile that lived in the Middle Cretaceous period.
Other Wikis[]
https://prehistoric-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Monquirasaurus
References[]
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667121003700?via%3Dihub