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Name:Muiscasaurus catheti

Name Meaning: Muisca lizard

First Described: 2015

Described By: Maxwell et al.,

Classification: Chordata, Tetrapoda, Reptilia, ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬‬Ophthalmosauridae

We have another marine reptile from the Paja Formation in Colombia. Muiscasaurus was a Late Cretaceous ophthalmosaurid, we have uncovered part of its skull, some ribs, and vertebrae. Muiscasaurus had four nostrils, two openings on each side of its snout.Muiscasaurusprobably consumed prey that were soft and small.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muiscasaurus

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