Genus: Perijasaurus RINCON, PAJARO, VELANDIA, EZCURRA & MANTILLA, 2022
Etymology: IN reference to the Serrania del Perija, which i spart of teh cordillera shared by Colombia and Venezuela (like the La Quinta Formation).

Species: lapaz RINCON, PAJARO, VELANDIA, EZCURRA & MANTILLA, 2022
Etymology: In reference to both the nearby town of La Paz and the 2016 Acuerdos de Paz (pease agreement) that allowed us to conduct fieldwork in this region.
= Sauropoda incertae sedis LANGSTON & DURHMA 1955

Holotype: UCMP 37689

Locality: UCMP V-4309, about 10.5 km east of La Paz on the La Paz-Manaure road,west of the town of Manaure, Cesar Valley, Department of Magdalena, North-eastern Colombia.

Horizon: La Quinta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Toarcian Stage, Latest Lias Eooch, Late Early Jurassic-Earliest Aalenian Stage, Early Malm Epoch, Early Middl eJurassic.

Material: Incomplete anterior dorsal vertebra (9th).

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