AlbianAnhangueriaAnhangueridaeBreviquartossaCaelidraconesEarly CretaceousEupterodactyloideaLanceodontiaLophocratiaMacronychopteraMonofenestrataNovialoideaOrnithocheiraeOrnithocheiroideaOrnithocheiromorphaPteranodontoideaPterodactyliformesPterodactyloideaPterodactylomorphaPterosauriaSouth AmericaTropeognathinaeZambellisauria
Tropeognathus mesembrinus
Pterosaur: Tropeognathus mesembrinus
| Meters | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Wingspan*: | 8.30 m | 27.2 ft |
ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Wellnhofer
Year: 1987
Area: South America
Country: Brazil
Region: Ceará
Formation: Romualdo
Classification
Pterosauria
Zambellisauria
Macronychoptera
Novialoidea
Breviquartossa
Pterodactylomorpha
Monofenestrata
Pterodactyliformes
Caelidracones
Pterodactyloidea
Lophocratia
Eupterodactyloidea
Ornithocheiroidea
Pteranodontoidea
Ornithocheiromorpha
Lanceodontia
Ornithocheirae
Anhangueria
Anhangueridae
Tropeognathinae
Other
Material: Skull with lower jaws, referred mandible and fragmentary skeleton with skull.
References: Peter Wellnhofer, (1987), "New crested pterosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil".
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