Monquirasaurus

Monquirasaurus reconstruction. From Hampe (1992)
Genus:
Monquirasaurus
Author:
Noè & Gómez-Pérez (2021)
Classification:
Age:
Late Aptian, Early Cretaceous
Location:
Vereda Monquirá, about 5km WNW of Villa de Leyva, Boyacá Province, Colombia
Referred material (sp.):
None
Type species:

Monquirasaurus-boyacensis

Species:
M. boyacensis
Author:
Hampe, 1992
Type specimen:
"El Fosil" (See Hampe, 1992)
Age:
Late Aptian, Early Cretaceous
Horizon:
Segment V, Arcillolitas Abigarradas Member, Paja Formation, Upper Aptian, Lower Cretaceous
Type location:
Vereda Monquirá, about 5km WNW of Villa de Leyva, Boyacá Province, Colombia
Referred material:
None

Monquirasaurus is a giant pliosaurid from Colombia, South America. Originally named by Hampe (1992) as a species of Kronosaurus (K. boyacensis), the skeleton was later allocated to the new genus Monquirasaurus by Noè and Gómez-Pérez (2021).

The genus name derives from ‘Monquira’, the administrative division in which the holotype was discovered.

Monquirasaurus skeleton. From Hampe (1992).
Monquirasaurus reconstruction. From Hampe (1992)
Monquirasaurus reconstruction. From Hampe (1992)