Pachagnathus benitoi Martínez et al. 2022 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Raeticodactylidae

Full reference: R. N. Martínez, B. Andres, C. Apaldetti and I. A. Cerda. 2022. The dawn of the flying reptiles: first Triassic record in the southern hemisphere. Papers in Palaeontology 8(2):e1424

Belongs to Pachagnathus according to R. N. Martínez et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PVSJ 108, a partial skull (Partial mandibular symphysis lacking anterior end, preserving one tooth (lacking the apex) and three alveoli from the left side, and the roots of three teeth a). Its type locality is Quebrada del Puma, which is in a Norian fluvial sandstone in the Quebrada del Barro Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Quebrada del Puma

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