Vol. 23 No. 38 (2001): Boletín de Geología
Articles

Callawayasaurus colombiensis (Welles) Carpenter 1999 el plesiosaurio de Villa de Leyva (Boyacá, Colombia). ¿Un nuevo espécimen?

J. H. Jerez Jaimes
Biólogos
E. X. Narváez Parra
Biólogos

Published 2001-10-02

Keywords

  • Cretaceous,
  • Plesiosaurs,
  • Villa de Leyva

How to Cite

Jerez Jaimes, J. H., & Narváez Parra, E. X. (2001). Callawayasaurus colombiensis (Welles) Carpenter 1999 el plesiosaurio de Villa de Leyva (Boyacá, Colombia). ¿Un nuevo espécimen?. Boletín De Geología, 23(38), 9–19. Retrieved from https://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistaboletindegeologia/article/view/3973

Abstract

In the deposits of the Cretaceous (Aptian) of Villa de Leyva two plesiosaurs species have been reported, a pliosaur Kronosaurus boyacensis Hampe 1992, and a plesiosaur Callawayasaurus colombiensis (Welles) Carpenter, 1999 (= Alzadasaurus colombiensis Welles, 1962). We carried out the determination of elasmosaur specimen found by the inhabitants of the rural area of Villa de Leyva in 1999, on the basis of photographic material of it. Probably it corresponds to the Callawayasaurus colombiensis specie (Welles) Carpenter, 1999.

 

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