Genus name Melkamter from the native Tehuelche word mel meaning (in Spanish/English) ala/wing and kamter meaning lagarto grande/big lizard (after the original translation of pterosaur as winged lizard);
Full reference: A. E. Fernandes, D. Pol, and O. W. M. Rauhut. 2024. The oldest monofenestratan pterosaur from the Queso Rallado locality (Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Toarcian) of Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. Royal Society Open Science 11(12):1-20
Parent taxon: Monofenestrata according to A. E. Fernandes et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Caelidracones, Changchengopterus, Cuspicephalus, Darwinopterus, Douzhanopterus, Pterodactylus, Wukongopterus
Subtaxa: Melkamter pateko
Type: Melkamter pateko
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Queso Rallado, near Cerro Cóndor (Jurassic of Argentina)
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