Cuspicephalus scarfi Martill and Etches 2013 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: D. M. Martill and S. Etches. 2013. A new monofenestratan pterosaur from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Kimmeridgian, Upper Jurassic) of Dorset, England. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(2):285-294

Belongs to Cuspicephalus according to D. M. Martill and S. Etches 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MJML K1918, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kimmeridge Bay foreshore (Etches collection), which is in a Kimmeridgian deep-water mudstone in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Kimmeridge Bay foreshore (Etches collection)

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