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<journal-id>1794-6190</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Earth Sciences Research Journal]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Earth Sci. Res. J.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1794-6190</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1794-61902018000400223</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/esrj.v22n4.69916</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A new large Pliosaurid from the Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Sáchica, Boyacá, Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Un nuevo Pliosáurido de gran tamaño del Barremiano (Cretácico Inferior) de Sáchica, Boyacá, Colombia]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Páramo-Fonseca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Eurídice]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benavides-Cabra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristian David]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ingry Esmirna]]></given-names>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>223</fpage>
<lpage>238</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1794-61902018000400223&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1794-61902018000400223&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1794-61902018000400223&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT A new pliosaurid specimen found in the Barremian beds of Sáchica, a town near Villa de Leiva, representing the more complete skeleton found in the region is described here. After a detailed study of its morphological characteristics, it is evident that the new specimen represents a new genus and species of brachauchenine pliosaurid from Central Colombia that we name Sachicasaurus vitae gen. et sp. nov. Sachicasaurus is a large derived brachauchenine (almost 10 m in length) characterized by two autopomorphic characters: a very short mandibular symphysis ending at the mid length of the fourth mandibular alveoli and reduced number of mandibular teeth (17-18). It is also distinguished by the following combination of characters: skull exceeding two meters in length, lateral expansion of the maxilla posterior to the premaxilla-maxilla suture, presence of caniniform teeth, dental sequence showing only two non-contiguous largest teeth (D4, Mx1), pineal foramen in a very anterior position, vomer bifurcated posteriorly, palatines separated in the midline by the pterygoids, slender hyoid bones, 12 cervical vertebrae, cervical centra without dorsal but with ventral foramina, single rib facet in all cervical centra, at least 37 pre-sacral vertebrae, and ilium with a long posterior projection. The morphological comparisons and the cladistic analysis show the new specimen as a derived brachauchenine with evident phylogenetic proximity to the Colombian species &#8220;Kronosaurus&#8221; boyacensis from the upper Aptian, suggesting that they could belong to the same genus.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se describe un nuevo espécimen de pliosaurido, encontrado en capas del Barremiano de Sáchica, municipio vecino a Villa de Leiva, el cual representa el esqueleto más completo descubierto en la región. El estudio detallado de sus características morfológicas evidencia que el nuevo espécimen representa un nuevo género y especie de pliosáurido brachauchenino de la región central de Colombia, al que hemos denominado Sachicasaurus vitae gen. et sp. nov. Sachicasaurus es un brachauchenino de gran tamaño (alrededor de 10 m de longitud) caracterizado por dos caracteres autopomórficos: sínfisis mandibular muy corta, terminando en la mitad del cuarto alvéolo mandibular y número reducido de dientes mandibulares (17-18). También se caracteriza por la siguiente combinación de caracteres: cráneo con longitud mayor a dos metros; constricción transversal en el rostro; dientes caniniformes presentes; secuencia dental con dos dientes de mayor tamaño no contiguos (D4, Mx1), foramen pineal ubicado en una posición avanzada; vómer bifurcado posteriormente, palatinos separados en la línea media por los pterigoideos; hioides esbeltos; 12 vértebras cervicales; centros cervicales sin forámenes dorsales pero con forámenes ventrales; una sola faceta articular para las costillas en todos los centros cervicales; como mínimo 37 vertebras pre-sacras; e ilion con una proyección posterior larga. La comparación morfológica y los análisis cladísticos muestran al nuevo espécimen como un brachauchenino derivado con una evidente proximidad filogenética con la especie colombiana &#8220;Kronosaurus&#8221; boyacensis del Aptiano superior, sugiriendo que los dos podrían pertenecer al mismo género.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Brachaucheninae]]></kwd>
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