Genus
Valid Extinct

Stenorhynchosaurus

Páramo-Fonseca et al. 2016

Stenorhynchosaurus is an extinct genus of pliosaurid plesiosaurs which lived in the Early Cretaceous of South America. The type species and only known is Stenorhynchosaurus munozi.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Stenorhynchosaurus
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Uncovered skeleton of Brachauchenius sp. VL from the late Barremian Formacio´n Paja of Loma La Cabrera, Villa de Leyva area, in dorsal view. The far posterior part (ischia, tail) and the right hind limb are not preserved. © Oliver Hampe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Pliosauroidea Superfamily
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Pliosauridae Family
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Stenorhynchosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇴 Colombia
2
Geological formations
Paja
2
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Stenorhynchosaurus munozi 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. E. Páramo-Fonseca, M. Gómez-Pérez, and L. F. Noé, F. Etayo-Serna. 2016. Stenorhynchosaurus munozi, gen. et sp. nov. a new pliosaurid from the Upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Villa de Leiva, Colombia, South America. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 40(154):84-103 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
M. E. Páramo-Fonseca, C. D. Benavides-Cabra, and H. D. Palma-Castro, A. J. Castañeda-Gómez. 2023. Procumbent anterior premaxillary teeth in Stenorhynchosaurus munozi (Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae), evidence from new material. Earth Sciences Research Journal 27(1):1-9 DOI ↗
M. E. Páramo-Fonseca, M. Gómez-Pérez, and L. F. Noé, F. Etayo-Serna. 2016. Stenorhynchosaurus munozi, gen. et sp. nov. a new pliosaurid from the Upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Villa de Leiva, Colombia, South America. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 40(154):84-103 DOI ↗