Parrassaurus

Pah-rah-sor-us.

Benjamin Gutierrez

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, June 15). Parrassaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/parrassaurus/

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Name

Parrassaurus.

Phonetic

Pah-rah-sor-us.

Named By

Jair Israel Barrientos‭ & ‬Jes�s Alvarado-Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬Ophthalmosauridae,‭ ‬Platypterygiinae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬yacahuitztli‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬La Caja Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Parrassaurus is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in waters around Mexico during the late Jurassic.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new Tithonian ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from Coahuila in northeastern Mexico.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Alcheringa:‭ ‬An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology..‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jair Israel Barrientos‭ & ‬Jes�s Alvarado-Ortega‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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