ammonites
Chacaicosaurus cayi Fernandez 1994 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Full reference: M. Fernandez. 1994. A new long-snouted ichthyosaur from the Early Bajocian of Neuquen Basin (Argentina). Ameghiniana 31(3):291-297

Belongs to Chacaicosaurus according to V. Fischer et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MOZ 5803 PV, a partial skeleton (Skull and postrcranial fragments). Its type locality is Chacaico Sur-Charahuilla (icthyosaur locality), which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in Argentina.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore