†Mesadactylus ornithosphyos Jensen and Padian 1989 (pterosaur)
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Full reference: J. A. Jensen and K. Padian. 1989. Small pterosaurs and dinosaurs from the Uncompahgre fauna (Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation; ?Tithonian), Late Jurassic, western Colorado. Journal of Paleontology 63(3):364-373
Belongs to Mesadactylus according to D. J. Chure et al. 2006
See also Jensen and Padian 1989, Miller et al. 1991 and Smith et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BYU 2024, a set of vertebrae (synsacrum). Its type locality is Dry Mesa Quarry [BYU], which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian channel sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Dry Mesa Quarry [BYU]
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