Aerotitan was a pterosaur which lived in South America during the late Cretaceous Period 70 million years ago. The only fossil of this creature, consisting of just the front end of the upper jaw, was discovered in the early 2000s… Read More ›
Argentina
Sulcusuchus
Sulcusuchus was a small polycotylid plesiosaur which lived off the coast of Argentina during the late Cretaceous Period around 70 million years ago. The fossils of this animal (collection ID code: MLP 88-IV-10-1) were first discovered 25 km north of… Read More ›
Eternauta
Eternauta patagonica was an ichthyosaur which lived around Argentina during the late Jurassic Period 152-145 million years ago. Fossils of this Jurassic marine reptile, consisting of a well-preserved skull measuring nearly four feet long, a flipper, and fragments of ribs,… Read More ›
Catutosaurus
Catutosaurus, meaning “the lizard from Los Catutos”, was a small ichthyosaur which lived around Argentina during the late Jurassic Period 152-145 million years ago. Fossils of this animal were found in the Vaca Muerta (“Dead Cow”) Formation, and the exact… Read More ›
Stenopterygius
Stenopterygius, meaning “narrow fin”, was a genus of ichthyosaur which lived around Europe during the early to middle Jurassic Period 184-175 million years ago. Multiple fossils of this marine reptile including whole skeletons have been found in England, France, Luxembourg,… Read More ›
Xiphactinus
There are many iconic predators of the Seven Seas: the Great White Shark, the Killer Whale, the Giant Squid, and others. In prehistoric times, the list of “epic marine killers” was much longer. One of those who definitely deserves a… Read More ›
Polyptychodon
Polyptychodon was a 23 foot long pliosaur which lived around North America, South America, and Europe during the middle Cretaceous Period 100-90 million years ago. The name Polyptychodon means “many-folded tooth” and refers to the ribbed surface on the teeth’s… Read More ›
Caypullisaurus
Caypullisaurus was a 20 foot long ichthyosaur which lived off the coast of Argentina (and possibly elsewhere) during the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous Periods 150-140 million years ago. In 1989, the front half of a skeleton of a medium-sized… Read More ›
Gualolepis
Gualolepis was a prehistoric freshwater fish which lived in western Argentina during the middle of the Triassic Period 235-234 million years ago. Only two specimens of this fish have been found (collection ID codes: PULR 106 and PULR 107), and… Read More ›
Challaia
Challaia was a genus of prehistoric freshwater fish which lived in South America during the early and middle Triassic Period 240-230 million years ago. Its fossils have been found within several geological formations in western Argentina. Challaia belonged to the… Read More ›
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