Scientific Name:
"Kyhytysuka" sachicarum (meaning "The One that Cuts with Something Sharp from Sáchica")
[Currently synonymous to Platypterygius sachicarum]

Year Of Naming:
2021

Family:
Ophthalmosauria, Ichthyosauria, Ichthyopterygia

Size:
5 meters (16 ft)

Discovery & Time Period:
Paja Formation, Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Early Cretaceous (Barremian - Aptian), ~129.4 - 112 mya

Date Of Release:
November 23rd, 2021