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Aussiedraco molnari
Taxonomy
Aussiedraco molnari was named by Kellner et al. (2011). Its type specimen is QMF10613, a mandible (Partial mandibular symphysis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 13 km south Hamilton Hotel, which is in an Albian/Albian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Toolebuc Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Aussiedraco.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2011 | Aussiedraco molnari Kellner et al. p. 302 fig. 2 |
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†Aussiedraco molnari Kellner et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. W. A. Kellner et al. 2011 | Pteranodontoid pterosaur with the following combination of characters that distinguishes it from other members of this clade (autapomorphies are marked with an asterisk): dorsal margin of mandibular symphysis markedly convex*, ventral margin of the symphysis straight*, distal end of the symphysis not expanded laterally, mandibular symphysis slightly deeper than wide, deep but narrow dorsal sagittal groove that does not reach the tip of the mandibular symphysis, alveoli sub-equal in size |
Measurements
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985 |
Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 109.00000 to 99.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian | Australia (Queensland) | Lonchodectes sp. (type locality: 89951) |