First report of Ichthyosaurian remains from the cretaceous of Venezuela

• John M. Moody Sección de Paleontología, Museo de Biología. Facultad Experimental de Ciencias. Universidad del Zulia

Keywords: lchthyosaur, Cretaceous, Venezuela, Perijá

Abstract

Two ichthyosaur centra have been collected from the lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Apon Formation of the Sierra de Perijá in western Zulia State, Venezuela. One óf the centra displays a single rib tubercle and double tubercles on opposing sides. A brief discussion of the centra and American Cretaceous ichthyosaurs in general is given.  This is thc first report of ichthyosaurian remain from Venezuela.

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