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Santanadactylus
Taxonomy
Santanadactylus was named by Buisonjé (1980). Its type is Santanadactylus brasilensis.
It was assigned to Criorhynchidae by Buisonjé (1980); to Ornithocheiridae by Wellnhofer (1985), Carroll (1988); to Pteranodontidae by Bennett (1989); and to Pteranodontidae by Murry et al. (1991).
It was assigned to Criorhynchidae by Buisonjé (1980); to Ornithocheiridae by Wellnhofer (1985), Carroll (1988); to Pteranodontidae by Bennett (1989); and to Pteranodontidae by Murry et al. (1991).
Species
S. brasilensis (type species), S. spixi
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Santanadactylus Buisonjé |
| 1985 | Santanadactylus Wellnhofer |
| 1988 | Santanadactylus Carroll |
| 1989 | Santanadactylus Bennett |
| 1991 | Santanadactylus Murry et al. p. 167 |
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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.
G. †Santanadactylus Buisonjé 1980
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†Santanadactylus brasilensis Buisonjé 1980
†Santanadactylus spixi Wellnhofer 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985 | |||||
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 |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | S. brasilensis, S. spixi (92290) |