Sachicasaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Sachicasaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 115 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 115 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Plesiosaurs & kin |
|---|---|
| Lived | 125.77–113.2 million years ago (Barremian to Aptian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Pliosauridae |
| Named by | Páramo-Fonseca et al. 2018 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Colombia |
| Rock formations | Paja |
About Sachicasaurus
Sachicasaurus is an extinct genus of brachauchenine pliosaurid known from the Barremian of the Paja Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. The type species and only species is S. vitae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sachicasaurus (revision 1371111800), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q62023578.
