Genus
Valid Extinct

Hispaniasaurus

Marquez-Aliaga et al. 2017

Hispaniasaurus is a genus of extinct marine reptiles with nothosauroid affinities. It lived during the Middle Triassic (Ladinian) in Spain. The type species, Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus, was named in 2017. The holotype specimen, part of a cranium was found in the Cañete Formation.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Hispaniasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
Cañete
1
Temporal distribution
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus 241 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
A. Marquez-Aliaga, N. Klein, and M. Reolid, P. Plasencia, J. A. Villena, C. Martinez-Perez. 2017. An enigmatic marine reptile, Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus (gen. et sp. nov.) with nothosauroid affinities from the Ladinian of the Iberian Range (Spain). Historical Biology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. Marquez-Aliaga, N. Klein, and M. Reolid, P. Plasencia, J. A. Villena, C. Martinez-Perez. 2017. An enigmatic marine reptile, Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus (gen. et sp. nov.) with nothosauroid affinities from the Ladinian of the Iberian Range (Spain). Historical Biology DOI ↗