†Pterodaustro guinazui Bonaparte 1970 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Synonym: Puntanipterus globosus Bonaparte and Sánchez 1975

Belongs to Pterodaustro according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Bonaparte and Sánchez 1975, Codorniú and Gasparini 2007, Galton 1980 and Unwin 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Pterodaustro guinazui: PVL 2571, a limb element (Humerus). Its type locality is Loma del Pterodaustro, which is in an Albian alluvial fan sandstone in the Lagarcito Formation of Argentina.
  • Puntanipterus globosus: PVL 3869, a set of limb elements (tibia, fibula, tarsus). Its type locality is Hualtarán, Quebrada Larga, which is in an Aptian alluvial fan sandstone/conglomerate in the La Cruz Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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