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Brasileodactylus araripensis

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Brasileodactylus araripensis was named by Kellner (1984). Its type specimen is MN 4804–V, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general), which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Brasileodactylus araripensis Kellner
2003Brasileodactylus araripensis Unwin p. 145
2014Brasileodactylus araripensis Andres et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
—Pteranodontia()
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870
genusBrasileodactylus
speciesararipensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Brasileodactylus araripensis (type locality: 92290)