Barbosania Elgin and Frey 2011 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Ornithocheiridae

Full reference: R. A. Elgin and E. Frey. 2011. A new ornithocheirid, Barbosania gracilirostris gen. et sp. nov. (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Santana Formation (Cretaceous) of NE Brazil. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 130(259)

Parent taxon: Ornithocheiridae according to R. A. Elgin and E. Frey 2011

See also Pegas et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Aetodactylus, Araripesaurus, Arthurdactylus, Caulkicephalus, Ornithocheirinae, Pteranodontinae

Subtaxa: Barbosania gracilirostris

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Type: Barbosania gracilirostris

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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