Leptostomia Smith et al. 2020 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: R. E. Smith, D. M. Martill, A. Kao, S. Zouhri, and N. Longrich. 2020. A long-billed, possible probe-feeding pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: ?Azhdarchoidea) from the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research 104643

Parent taxon: Azhdarchoidea according to G. F. Funston et al. 2020

See also Smith et al. 2020

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

Subtaxa: Leptostomia begaaensis

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Type: Leptostomia begaaensis

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Aferdou N'Chaft (Cretaceous of Morocco)

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