Gallardosaurus
| Gallardosaurus Temporal range: Oxfordian ~ | |
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| Genus: | †Gallardosaurus Gasparini, 2009 |
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| †Gallardosaurus iturraldei Gasparini, 2009 | |
Gallardosaurus is a genus of pliosaurid plesiosaur from the Caribbean seaway. It contains the single species Gallardosaurus iturraldei. Gallardosaurus was found in middle-late Oxfordian-age (Late Jurassic) rocks of the Jagua Formation of western Cuba. Gallardosaurus is believed to be evolutionarily connected to Peloneustes, a pliosaurid commonly found in the Oxfordian-aged sediment.