Araripedactylus

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iAraripedactylus
Fossil range: Early Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea incertae sedis
Family: unknown
Genus: Araripedactylus
Species: A. dehmi
Binomial name
Araripedactylus dehmi
Wellnhofer, 1977

This large pterosaur is known from a single wing bone found in the Santana formation of Brazil. Details of its appearance, biology, and classification are as yet uncertain.