Reptilia - Pterosauria - Pteranodontidae

Full reference: P. H. Buisonjé. 1980. Santanadactylus brasilensis nov. gen., nov. sp., a long-necked, large pterosaurier from the Aptian of Brasil. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, B 83:145-172

Parent taxon: Pteranodontidae according to S. C. Bennett 1989

See also Buisonjé 1980, Carroll 1988, Murry et al. 1991 and Wellnhofer 1985

Sister taxa: Azhdarchinae, Dawndraco, Geosternbergia, Tethydraco, Volgadraco

Subtaxa: Santanadactylus brasilensis Santanadactylus spixi

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Type: Santanadactylus brasilensis

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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