Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana Volumen 73, núm. 1, A150220, 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2021v73n1a150220

Nuevos registros de ictiosaurios (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) del Jurásico Superior en Nuevo León, México

New occurrences of ichthyosaurs (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) of the Upper Jurassic in Nuevo León, Mexico

Rogelio Antonio Reyna-Hernández¹, Luis Encarnación Silva-Martínez^1,*, Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva²

¹ Laboratorio de Paleobiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Avenida Pedro de Alba y Manuel L. Barragán s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 66455, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México.

² Departamento de Paleontología, Museo del Desierto, Carlos Abedrop Dávila 3745, Saltillo, 25022, Coahuila, México.

* Autor para correspondencia: (L.E. Silva-Martínez) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

How to cite this article:

Reyna-Hernández, R.A., Silva-Martínez, L.E., Rivera-Sylva,H.E., 2021, Nuevos registros de ictiosaurios (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) del Jurásico Superior en Nuevo León, Méxio: Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 73 (1), A150220. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2021v73n1a150220

ABSTRACT

The paleontological diversity of Mesozoic marine reptiles in northeastern Mexico shows an extensive fossil record, composed of different orders, including Ichthyosauria, a group with reports in Jurassic formations of the region. This paper presents two specimens collected in Galeana, Nuevo León, comprised by postcranial elements, from the La Caja Formation, of the Upper Jurassic. The mentioned specimens increase the fossil record of the area and contribute to the greater understanding of the fauna and paleoecological diversity of the Paleo-Gulf of Mexico during the Upper Jurassic.

Keywords: Ichthyosauria, Upper Jurassic, Tithonian, La Caja Formation.