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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) and 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) and 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Santanadactylus Buisonjé |
| 1985 | Santanadactylus Wellnhofer |
| 1988 | Santanadactylus Carroll |
| 1989 | Santanadactylus Bennett |
| 1991 | Santanadactylus Murry et al. p. 167 |
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G. †Santanadactylus Buisonjé 1980
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†Santanadactylus brasilensis Buisonjé 1980
†Santanadactylus spixi Wellnhofer 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available