Alternative combination: Araripesaurus santanae
Full reference: P. Wellnhofer. 1985. Neue Pterosaurier aus der Santana-Formation (Apt) der Chapada do Araripe, Brasilien. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 187:105-182
Belongs to Anhanguera according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Headden and Campos 2014, Kellner and Tomida 2000, Unwin 2003, Vila Nova et al. 2014, Wellnhofer 1985 and Wellnhofer 1991
Sister taxa: Anhanguera araripensis, Anhanguera blittersdorffi, Anhanguera cuvieri, Anhanguera ligabuei, Anhanguera piscator, Anhanguera robustus
Type specimen: BSP 1982 I 90, a partial skeleton (Partial skull and forelimb material). Its type locality is Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general), which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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