Thalassodromeus Kellner and Campos 2002 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Thalassodromidae

Full reference: A. W. A. Kellner and D. A. Campos. 2002. The function of the cranial crest and jaws of a unique pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. Science 297:389-392

Parent taxon: Thalassodromidae according to J. A. Headden and H. B. N. Campos 2014

See also Andres et al. 2014, Kellner and Campos 2002, Kellner and Campos 2007, Lü et al. 2006 and Pinheiro et al. 2011

Sister taxon: Tupuxuara

Subtaxa: Thalassodromeus sethi

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Santana do Cariri (general) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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