Domeykodactylus
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| Domeykodactylus Fossil range: Early Cretaceous |
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| Domeykodactylus ceciliae Martill et al., 2000 |
Domeykodactylus (meaning "Cordillera Domeyko finger") was a genus of dsungaripterid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Quebrada de la Carreta of Antofagasta, Chile. It is based on Departmento de Ciencias Geológicas at the Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 250973, a partial mandible, with a nearby premaxilla referred to it; it had been thought to belong to Pterodaustro at first. Domeykodactylus had a crest running along the top of the premaxilla, and an estimated wingspan of 1 m (3.28 ft). It is the first published example of a dsungapterid in South America, most other members of the family being from Asia.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Martill, D.M., Frey, E., Diaz, G.C., and Bell, C.M. (2000). Reinterpretation of a Chilean pterosaur and the occurrence of Dsungeripteridae in South America. Geological Magazine 137(1):19-25.
[edit] External links
- Domeykodactylus in The Pterosaur Database
- Domeykodactylus in The Pterosauria
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