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Maaradactylus kellneri

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Anhangueridae

Taxonomy
Maaradactylus kellneri was named by Bantim et al. (2014) [Presence of at least 35 pairs of alveoli in the skull. Premaxillary sagittal crest beginning at the anterior part of the skull (rostrum) and extending to the 22nd pair of alveoli, not covering the nasoantorbital fenestra nor the choanae. Moderate palatal ridge, starting on the 5th pair of alveoli and ending on the 13th pair, which is less developed than in Tropeognathus but more so than in Anhanguera. Palate with convex shape in the anterior portion. Choanae not extending laterally. Small and convex palatal elevation in anterior portion of the skull. The 5th, 6th and 7th alveoli smaller than the 4th and 8th. The alveoli decreasing in size from the 9th to the 12th and increasing from the 13th to 18th, and from the 18th to the 35th they are arranged in triplets.]. Its type specimen is MPSC R 2357, a skull (A nearly complete skull of toothed pterosaur), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Maaradactylus-type locality, which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Maaradactylus kellneri Bantim et al. p. 204 figs. 2-5, 7

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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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Pteranodontia()
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870
familyAnhangueridae
genusMaaradactylus
specieskellneri

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.

Maaradactylus kellneri Bantim et al. 2014
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Maaradactylus kellneri (type locality: 194497)