Ornithostoma Seeley 1871 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1871. Additional evidence on the structure of the head in ornithosaurs from the Cambridge Upper Greensand; being a supplement to "The Ornithosauria". Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7:20-36

Parent taxon: Azhdarchoidea according to A. O. Averianov 2012

See also Schoch 1984, Unwin 2001, Unwin 2003 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Azhdarchidae, Cretornis, Dsungaripteridae, Eopteranodon, Europejara, Leptostomia, Microtuban, Nemicolopterus, Neoazhdarchia, Palaeornis cliftii, Protazhdarchidae, Tapejaromorpha, Vectidraco

Subtaxa: Ornithostoma sedgwicki

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Cambridge Greensand [non-specific locality data] (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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