List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
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This is a list of stratigraphic units pterosaur
fossils have been recovered from. Units
listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).
Pterosaur
Pterosaurs were flying reptiles of the clade or order Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous Period . Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known to have evolved powered flight...
fossils have been recovered from. Units
listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).
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Aguja Formation Aguja Formation The Aguja Formation is a geological formation in North America, exposed in Texas, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Ammonites:-Crurotarsans:... |
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Alamyshik Formation Alamyshik Formation The Alamyshik Formation is a geological formation in Kyrgyzstan whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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Alum Shale Alum shale Alum shale is a variety of shale or clay slate containing pyrites. Decomposition of pyrite by weathering forms sulfuric acid, which acts on potash and alumina constituents to form alum, often efflorescences on the rock.Alum shale contains kerogen originated from algae... |
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Amminadav Formation or Bet-Meir Formation |
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Antlers Formation Antlers Formation The Antlers Formation occurs as a band of strata from Arkansas through southern Oklahoma into northeastern Texas. It consists of 150 m of silty to sandy mudstones, fine- to coarse grained sandstones that are poorly to moderately sorted and cemented with clay or calcium carbonate... |
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Apón Formation Apón Formation The Apón Formation is a geological formation in Venezuela whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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Argiles d'Octeville Argiles d'Octeville The Argiles d'Octeville is a geological formation in Europe. It dates back to the Late Jurassic.-Vertebrate fauna:... |
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Normannognathus Normannognathus Normannognathus is a genus of dsungaripteroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Kimmeridgian-age Upper Jurassic Argiles d'Octeville Formation of France.... |
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Argilliti di Riva di Solto |
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Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon was a pterosaur that was discovered in 1973 by Mario Pandolfi near Bergamo, Italy and described the same year by Rocco Zambelli. The nearly complete skeleton was retrieved from shale deposited during the Late Triassic , making Eudimorphodon the oldest pterosaur then known... |
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Artoles Formation Artoles Formation The Artoles Formation is a geological formation in Teruel and La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Dinosaurs:... |
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Austin Group Austin Group The Austin Group or the Austin Common Standards Revision Group is a joint technical working group formed to develop and maintain a common revision of POSIX.1 and parts of the Single UNIX Specification.... |
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Muzquizopteryx Muzquizopteryx Muzquizopteryx was a genus of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now Coahuila, Mexico. It is based on a nearly complete, articulated skeleton that includes soft tissue remains from the arms, from Coniacian-aged rocks... |
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?Bahia Series Bahia Series The Bahia Series is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Bakhar Svita Bakhar Svita The Bakhar Svita is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Middle Jurassic. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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Bissekty Formation Bissekty Formation The Bissekty Formation is situated in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan, and dates from the late Cretaceous Period. Laid down in the early the Turonian to Coniacian stages, it is dated to about 90-85 ma .The Bissekty Formation is characterised by a mix of marine, brackish, freshwater, and... |
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Azhdarcho Azhdarcho Azhdarcho is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. It is known from fragmentary remains including the distinctive, elongated neck vertebrae that characterizes members of the family Azhdarchidae, which also includes such giant... |
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Blackhawk Formation Blackhawk Formation The Blackhawk Formation is a geological formation from which fossil pterosaur tracks have been recovered.-Vertebrate paleofauna:Tiny hadrosaur footprints have been discovered in the Blackhawk Formation of Utah. Pterodactyloid tracks have been found near North Horn.-References:* Lockley, M.; Harris,... |
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Blesa Formation Blesa Formation The Bles Formation is a geological formation in Teruel and La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:-References:... |
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Blue Lias Blue Lias The Blue Lias is a geologic formation in southern, eastern and western England and parts of South Wales, part of the Lias Group. The Blue Lias consists of a sequence of limestone and shale layers, laid down in latest Triassic and early Jurassic times, between 195 and 200 million years ago... |
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Bostobin Formation |
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Aralazhdarcho Aralazhdarcho Aralazhdarcho is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur from the Santonian-early Campanian Late Cretaceous Bostobe Svita of Kazakhstan.The genus was named in 2007 by Alexander Averianov. Already in 2004 the holotype had been described. The type species is Aralazhdarcho bostobensis. The genus name is... , "Samrukia Samrukia "Samrukia" is an as-of-yet unpublished name for a genus of large Cretaceous archosaurs known only from a single lower jaw discovered in Kazakhstan. The holotype and only known specimen was collected from the Santonian-Campanian age Bostobynskaya Formation in Kyzylorda District... " |
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Buda Limestone Buda Limestone The Buda Limestone is a geological formation in the USA whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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Budden Canyon Formation Budden Canyon Formation The Budden Canyon Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Calcaires tâchetés |
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Ctenochasma Ctenochasma Ctenochasma is a genus of Late Jurassic pterosaur belonging to the suborder pterodactyloidea. Three species are currently recognized: C. roemeri , C. taqueti, and C. elegans... |
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Calizas de La Huergina Formation Calizas de La Huergina Formation The Calizas de La Huérgina Formation is a geological formation in Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous... |
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Calizas y Margas de Sierra Perenchiza Formation |
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Camadas de Guimarota Camadas de Guimarota The Camadas de Guimarota is a geological formation in Europe, and the synonym of "Camadas de Alcobaça". It dates back to the Late Jurassic.-Vertebrate fauna:... |
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Camarillas Formation Camarillas Formation The Camarillas Formation is a geological formation in Teruel and La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:* cf Pleurocoelus sp.... |
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Cambridge Greensand Cambridge Greensand The Cambridge Greensand is a geological formation in England whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Coloborhynchus Coloborhynchus Coloborhynchus is a genus in the pterosaur family Ornithocheiridae, and is known from the Lower Cretaceous of England , and possibly the Aptian age of Brazil and Texas, depending on which species are included.-Description:The type specimen of Coloborhynchus is known only from a partial upper jaw... |
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Cañadon Asfalto Formation Cañadon Asfalto Formation -Paleofauna:-References:* Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka : The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.... |
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Candeleros Formation Candeleros Formation The Candeleros Formation is a geologic formation that outcrops in Río Negro, Neuquén, and Mendoza provinces of Argentina. It is the oldest formation in the Neuquén Group and belongs to the Rio Limay Subgroup... |
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Caturrita Formation Caturrita Formation The Caturrita Formation is a rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its sediments were deposited in the Paraná Basin. The formation has a late Carnian to early Norian age and forms part of the Santa Maria Supersequence in the upper section of the Rosário do Sul Group.-Etymology:The... |
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Faxinalipterus Faxinalipterus Faxinalipterus is a genus of pterosaur from the Late Triassic Caturrita Formation of southern Brazil.The type species, Faxinalipterus minima was named and described in 2010 by José Fernando Bonaparte, Marina Bento Soares and César Leandro Schultz. The generic name is derived from Faxinal do Soturno... |
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Cerro del Pueblo Formation Cerro del Pueblo Formation The Cerro del Pueblo Formation is a geological formation in Coahuila, Mexico whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Chenini Formation Chenini Formation The Chenini Formation is a geological formation in Tunisia whose strata date back to the Albian stage of the Cretaceous period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.- Dinosaurs Found :... |
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Chico Formation Chico Formation -Paleofauna:Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations** List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils-References:... |
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?Chinle Formation Chinle Formation The Chinle is a geologic formation that is spread across the U.S. states of northern Arizona, Nevada, Utah, western New Mexico, and western Colorado. The Chinle is controversially considered to be synonymous to the Dockum Group in eastern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, southwestern Kansas, the... |
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Chipping Norton Formation Chipping Norton Formation The Chipping Norton Formation is a geological formation in Europe. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.-Vertebrate fauna:The so-called "Scrotum humanum" remains may have come from this formation.-References:... |
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Chulec Formation Chulec Formation The Chulec Formation is a geological formation in Peru whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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?Clarens Formation Clarens Formation The Clarens Formation is a prominent fossil site in the Tuli Basin, in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.-Fauna of the Clarens Formation:Unidentified dinosaur eggs have been recovered from the formation.-Bony fish:-Dinosaurs:-Synapsids:... |
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Cornet Bauxite |
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Cotswold Slate Cotswold Slate The Cotswold Slate is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Crato Formation Crato Formation The Crato Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätte for palaeontologists. The strata were laid down mostly during the early Albian age, about 108 million years ago, in a shallow inland sea... |
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Csehbánya Formation Csehbánya Formation The Csehbánya Formation is a geological formation in Hungary whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Bakonydraco Bakonydraco Bakonydraco is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur of the Santonian-age Upper Cretaceous Csehbánya Formation of the Bakony Mountains, Iharkút, Veszprém, western Hungary.... |
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Curtis/Stump Formation |
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Daohugou Beds Daohugou Beds The Daohugou Beds are a series of fossil-bearing rock deposits located in northeastern China, with the type locality around Daohugou village of Ningcheng County south of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, but extending into southwest Liaoning. The rocks are grey, finely bedded, lacustrine, sandy mudstones... |
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Jeholopterus Jeholopterus Jeholopterus was a small anurognathid pterosaur from the Daohugou Beds of northeastern China , between 168 and 152 million years ago), preserved with hair and skin remains.-Naming:... , Pterorhynchus Pterorhynchus Pterorhynchus was a genus of rhamphorhynchid "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaur from the Late Jurassic-age Daohugou Formation of Inner Mongolia, China.... , Wukongopterus Wukongopterus Wukongopterus is a genus of basal pterosaur, found in Liaoning, China, from the Daohugou Beds, of the Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous. It was unusual for having both an elongate neck and a long tail.... |
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Dashanpu Formation Dashanpu Formation The Dashanpu Formation is a Mid to Late Jurassic rock formation in China, most notable for the wealth of dinosaurs that have been excavated from the area... |
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Angustinaripterus Angustinaripterus Angustinaripterus was a basal pterosaur, belonging to the Breviquartossa, and discovered at Dashanpu near Zigong in the Szechuan province of China.Angustinaripterus was named in 1983 by He Xinlu.... |
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Densus-Ciula Formation |
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Hatzegopteryx Hatzegopteryx Hatzegopteryx is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur, known from incomplete remains found in Transylvania. The skull fragments, left humerus, and other fossilized remains indicate it was among the largest pterosaurs. The skeleton of Hatzegopteryx has been considered identical to the known remains of... |
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Dinosaur Park Formation Dinosaur Park Formation The Dinosaur Park Formation is the uppermost member of the Judith River Group, a major geologic unit in southern Alberta. It was laid down over a period of time between about 76.5 and 75 million years ago. The formation is made up of deposits of a high-sinuosity fluvial system, and is capped... |
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Navajodactylus Navajodactylus Navajodactylus is an extinct genus of pterosaur from Late Cretaceous deposits of San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Alberta, Canada.... |
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Dockum Group Dockum Group The Dockum is a Late Triassic geologic group found primarily on the Llano Estacado of western Texas and eastern New Mexico with minor exposures in southwestern Kansas, eastern Colorado, and Oklahoma panhandle. The Dockum reaches a maximum thickness of slightly over 650 m but is usually much... |
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Dolomia di Forni |
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Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon was a pterosaur that was discovered in 1973 by Mario Pandolfi near Bergamo, Italy and described the same year by Rocco Zambelli. The nearly complete skeleton was retrieved from shale deposited during the Late Triassic , making Eudimorphodon the oldest pterosaur then known... , Preondactylus Preondactylus Preondactylus is a genus of long-tailed pterosaur from the Late Triassic that inhabited what is now Italy. It was discovered by Nando Buffarini in 1982 near Udine in the Preone valley of the Italian Alps.-Anatomy:... |
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Dunvegan Formation Dunvegan Formation The Dunvegan Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Cenomanian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.It takes the name from the settlement of Dunvegan, Alberta, and was first described in an outcrop on Peace River near Dunvegan by George Mercer Dawson in 1881.-Lithology:The Dunvegan... |
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Dzharakuduk Formation |
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Eagle Ford Formation Eagle Ford Formation The Eagle Ford Formation is a sedimentary rock formation from the Late Cretaceous age underlying much of South and East Texas in United States, consisting of organic matter-rich fossiliferous marine shale... |
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Ejinhoro Formation Ejinhoro Formation The Ejinhoro Formation is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, north China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period.Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Dinosaurs:... |
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El Castillar Formation |
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El Gallo Formation El Gallo Formation The El Gallo Formation is a geological formation in Mexico whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Crurotarsans:-Dinosaurs:Dinosaur eggs are known from the formation... |
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Elligserbrink Shale |
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Enciso Group |
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Erlhaz Formation Erlhaz Formation The Echkar Formation is a geological formation in Niger whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous . Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Sauropsids:... |
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Eumeralla Formation Eumeralla Formation The Eumeralla Formation is a geological formation in Victoria, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Dinosaurs:... |
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Eutaw Formation Eutaw Formation The Eutaw Formation is a geological formation in North America, within the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. The strata date from the late Coniacian to the early Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous. It consists of the upper Tombigbee Sand Member and an unnamed lower member... |
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Exu Formation |
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Fleming Fjord Formation Fleming Fjord Formation The Fleming Fjord Formation is a geological formation in eastern Greenland.-Vertebrate fauna:... |
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Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon was a pterosaur that was discovered in 1973 by Mario Pandolfi near Bergamo, Italy and described the same year by Rocco Zambelli. The nearly complete skeleton was retrieved from shale deposited during the Late Triassic , making Eudimorphodon the oldest pterosaur then known... |
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Forest Marble Formation |
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Gault Clay Gault Clay Gault is a clay formation of stiff blue clay deposited in a calm, fairly deep water marine environment during the Lower Cretaceous Period... |
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Lonchodectes Lonchodectes Lonchodectes was a genus of pterosaur from several formations dating to the Turonian of England, mostly in the area around Kent... |
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Gisement des Bessons |
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Cycnorhamphus Cycnorhamphus Cycnorhamphus is a genus of ctenchasmatoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of France and Germany.In 1855 a fossil in a plate of shale from the Tithonian, found near Nusplingen in Württemberg, holotype GPIT "Orig. Quenstedt 1855, Taf... |
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Glen Rose Formation Glen Rose Formation The Glen Rose Formation is a shallow marine to shoreline geological formation from the lower Cretaceous period exposed over a large area from South Central to North Central Texas... |
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Gosau Formation Gosau Formation The Gosau Formation is a geological formation in Lower Austria whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:-References:... |
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Gramme Formation |
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Nyctosaurus Nyctosaurus Nyctosaurus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur, the remains of which have been found in the Niobrara Formation of the mid-western United States, which, during the late Cretaceous Period, was covered in an extensive shallow sea. The genus Nyctosaurus has had numerous species referred to it,... |
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"Great Oolite" |
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Greenhorn Limestone |
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?Gres à Avicula contorta Gres a Avicula contorta The Gres a Avicula contorta is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the late Norian.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Grès de la Crèche inférieurs |
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Hakobuchi Group |
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Hampen Marly Formation Hampen Marly Formation The Hampen Marly Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Hanson Formation |
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Hasandong Formation Hasandong Formation The Hasandong Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Paleofauna:* Chiayusaurus asianensis - "Tooth."... |
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Hastings Beds Hastings Beds The Hastings Beds is a geological formation in southeast England whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Ornithischians:-Saurischians:-References:... |
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Coloborhynchus Coloborhynchus Coloborhynchus is a genus in the pterosaur family Ornithocheiridae, and is known from the Lower Cretaceous of England , and possibly the Aptian age of Brazil and Texas, depending on which species are included.-Description:The type specimen of Coloborhynchus is known only from a partial upper jaw... , Lonchodectes Lonchodectes Lonchodectes was a genus of pterosaur from several formations dating to the Turonian of England, mostly in the area around Kent... |
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Hekou Formation |
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Hell Creek Formation Hell Creek Formation The Hell Creek Formation is an intensely-studied division of Upper Cretaceous to lower Paleocene rocks in North America, named for exposures studied along Hell Creek, near Jordan, Montana... |
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Himenoura Group |
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Huachihuanhe Formation |
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Huanhepterus Huanhepterus Huanhepterus is an extinct genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic-age Huachihuanhe Formation of Qingyang, Gansu, China.The genus was named by Dong Zhiming in 1982. The type species is Huanhepterus quingyangensis... |
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Hudspeth Formation |
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Bennettazhia Bennettazhia Bennettazhia is a genus of pterosaur .In 1928 Charles Gilmore named a new species of Pteranodon: P. oregonensis. A humerus , two fused dorsal vertebrae and the broken-off end of some joint bone had been unearthed from the Lower Cretaceous beds of the Hudspeth Formation in Wheeler County, in the... |
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Ilek Formation |
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Intertrappean Beds Intertrappean Beds The Intertrappean Beds are a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in India. Indeterminate theropod and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the formation, as well as dinosaur eggs. The mammal genera Deccanolestes, Sahnitherium, Bharattherium , and Kharmerungulatum have been recovered from it as... |
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Isalo III Formation Isalo III Formation The Isalo III Formation is a geological formation in Africa. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.-Vertebrate fauna:... |
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Jagua Formation Jagua Formation The Jagua Formation is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Pinar del Rio Province, western Cuba. Plesiosaur, pliosaur, pterosaur, metriorhynchid, and turtle remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.... |
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Cacibupteryx Cacibupteryx Cacibupteryx is a genus of rhamphorhynchid "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaur from the middle-late Oxfordian-age Upper Jurassic Jagua Formation of Pinar del Río, Cuba.... , Nesodactylus Nesodactylus Nesodactylus was a genus of "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaur from the Oxfordian-age Upper Jurassic Jagua Formation of Pinar del Río, western Cuba.... |
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Javelina Formation Javelina Formation The Javelina Formation is a geological formation in Texas. Dating has shown that the strata date to the mid-late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous, with the middle part of the formation dated to about 69 million years ago plus or minus 1 Ma and the top situated near the K-Pg boundary,... |
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Quetzalcoatlus Quetzalcoatlus Quetzalcoatlus was a pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of North America , and one of the largest known flying animals of all time. It was a member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of advanced toothless pterosaurs with unusually long, stiffened necks... |
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Jiufotang Formation Jiufotang Formation The Jiufotang Formation is an Early Cretaceous geological formation in Chaoyang, Liaoning which has yielded fossils of feathered dinosaurs, primitive birds, pterosaurs, and other organisms. . It is a member of the Jehol group. The exact age of the Jiufotang has been debated for years, with... |
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Chaoyangopterus Chaoyangopterus Chaoyangopterus is a genus of azhdarchoid pterodactyloid pterosaur known from a partial skeleton found in Liaoning, China. It was found in rocks of the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Dapingfang, Chaoyang.... , Eoazhdarcho Eoazhdarcho Eoazhdarcho is a genus of azhdarchoid pterodactyloid pterosaur named in 2005 by Chinese paleontologists Lü Junchang and Ji Qiang. The type species is Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis. The genus name combines a Greek eos, "dawn" with the name of the genus Azhdarcho, with the implication it was an early... , Eopteranodon Eopteranodon Eopteranodon is a genus of azhdarchoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Beipaio City, Liaoning, China.... , "Huaxiapterus Huaxiapterus "Huaxiapterus" is a genus of tapejarid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. It is the second genus of tapejarid from this formation, after Sinopterus, and may be more derived. Two species are known.The type species of... ", Jidapterus Jidapterus Jidapterus is a genus of azhdarchoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China.... , Liaoningopterus Liaoningopterus Liaoningopterus, sometimes misspelled "Liaoningopteryx", was a genus of ornithocheirid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China.... , Liaoxipterus Liaoxipterus Liaoxipterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China.... , Nemicolopterus Nemicolopterus Nemicolopterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur, described in 2008. The type and only known species is N. crypticus. It lived in the Jehol Biota 120 million years ago. Its wingspan of slightly under 25 centimeters makes it smaller than any but a few specimens of hatchling... , Nurhachius Nurhachius Nurhachius was a genus of istiodactylid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China.... , Sinopterus Sinopterus Sinopterus was a genus of tapejarid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Three species have been classified in this genus, though only two are generally considered to be valid... |
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Karabastau Formation |
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Batrachognathus Batrachognathus Batrachognathus is an extinct genus of "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Karabastau Svita of the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.... , Sordes Sordes Sordes was a small basal pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Karabastau Svita of Kazakhstan.The genus was named in 1971 by Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov. The type species is Sordes pilosus. The genus name means "filth" or "scum" in Latin, a reference to evil spirits in local folklore... |
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Kayenta Formation Kayenta Formation The Kayenta Formation is a geologic layer in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the Colorado Plateau province of the United States, including northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. This rock formation is particularly prominent in southeastern Utah, where it is seen in the... |
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Rhamphinion Rhamphinion Rhamphinion Rhamphinion Rhamphinion (meaning "beak nape"; Greek rhamphos, "beak" is a common part of "rhamphorhynchoid" names, and the remains of this animal came from the rear of the skull, i.e... |
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Kem Kem Beds Kem Kem Beds The Kem Kem Beds is a geological formation in Morocco and Algeria whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous... |
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Alanqa Alanqa Alanqa is a genus of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous Kem Kem Beds of southeastern Morocco.... , Siroccopteryx |
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Khodzhakul Formation Khodzhakul Formation The Khodzhakul Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Paleofauna:-References:... |
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Kimmeridge Clay Kimmeridge Clay The Kimmeridge Clay Formation is a sedimentary deposit of fossiliferous marine clay which is of Jurassic age. It occurs in Europe.Kimmeridge Clay is arguably the most economically important unit of rocks in the whole of Europe, being the major source rock for oil fields in the North Sea hydrocarbon... |
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Cuspicephalus Cuspicephalus Cuspicephalus is an extinct genus of monofenestratan pterosaur known from Dorset in England.-Discovery:Cuspicephalus is known from the holotype MJML K1918, a partial skull which is missing the mandible and dentition, preserved on a single slab. It was collected in December 2009 by Steve Etches... |
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Kota Formation Kota Formation The Kota Formation is a geological formation in India. It dates back to the Hettangian-Pliensbachian.-Vertebrate paleofauna:Indeterminate thyreophoran remains geographically present in Andhra Pradesh State, India.-Invertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Campylognathoides Campylognathoides Campylognathoides was a genus of "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaur, discovered in the Württemberg Lias deposits, the first specimen consisting of wing fragments... |
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Kuwajima Formation Kuwajima Formation The Kuwajima Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, including Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum. The multituberculate mammals Hakusanobaatar matsuoi and Tedoribaatar reini have also been recovered from it.... |
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La Amarga Formation La Amarga Formation The La Amarga Formation is a geologic formation with outcrops in the Argentine provinces of Río Negro, Neuquén, and Mendoza. It is the oldest Cretaceous terrestrial formation in the Neuquén Basin.... |
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La Boca Formation La Boca Formation The La Boca Formation is a geological formation in Mexico. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.-Vertebrate fauna:-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations* List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units... |
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"Dimorphodon Dimorphodon Dimorphodon was a genus of medium-sized pterosaur from the early Jurassic Period. It was named by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859. Dimorphodon means "two-form tooth", derived from Greek δι/di meaning 'two', μορφη/morphe meaning 'shape' and οδων/odon meaning 'tooth', referring to the fact that... " weintraubi |
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Pterodaustro Pterodaustro Pterodaustro is a genus of Cretaceous pterodactyloid pterosaur from South America, which lived 105 million years ago.-Naming:The genus was named in 1969 by José Bonaparte as an as yet undescribed nomen nudum. The first description followed in 1970, making the name valid, the type species being... |
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Pterodaustro Pterodaustro Pterodaustro is a genus of Cretaceous pterodactyloid pterosaur from South America, which lived 105 million years ago.-Naming:The genus was named in 1969 by José Bonaparte as an as yet undescribed nomen nudum. The first description followed in 1970, making the name valid, the type species being... |
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Lance Formation Lance Formation The Lance Formation is a division of Late Cretaceous rocks in the western United States. Named after Lance Creek, Wyoming, the microvertebrate fossils and dinosaurs represent important components of the latest Mesozoic vertebrate faunas... |
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Lastres Formation Lastres Formation The Lastres Formation is a geological formation from which fossil pterosaur tracks have been recovered.-Pterosaurs:... |
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Prejanopterus Prejanopterus Prejanopterus is an extinct genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous layers of the Leza Formation of La Rioja, Spain.... |
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Dsungaripterus Dsungaripterus Dsungaripterus was a genus of pterosaur, with an average wingspan of . It lived during the Early Cretaceous, in China, where the first fossil was found in the Junggar Basin.-Discovery and species:... , Lonchognathosaurus Lonchognathosaurus Lonchognathosaurus was a genus of dsungaripterid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Albian-age Lower Cretaceous Lianmuqin Formation of Xinjiang, China.... , Noripterus Noripterus Noripterus is a genus of dsungaripterid pterodactyloid pterosaur from Lower Cretaceous-age Lianmuqin Formation in the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China. It was first named by Yang Zhongjian in 1973... |
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"Lithographic Limestones" |
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Lohan Cura Formation Lohan Cura Formation The Lohan Cura Formation is a geologic formation with outcrops in the Argentine provinces of Río Negro, Neuquén, and Mendoza. It is the second oldest Cretaceous terrestrial formation in the Neuquén Basin.... |
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Luohangdong Formation |
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Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation The Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations** List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils... |
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Meng-Yin Formation Meng-Yin Formation The Meng-Yin Formation is a geological formation in Shandong, China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous.Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Merchantville Formation Merchantville Formation The Merchantville Formation is a geological formation in the northeastern United States whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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Mifune Group Mifune Group The Mifune Group is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Miria Formation Miria Formation The Miria Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation. Possible indeterminate Theropod remains have been recovered from it.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations** List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils... |
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Germanodactylus Germanodactylus Germanodactylus is a genus of dsungaripteroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from Late Jurassic-age rocks of Germany, including the Solnhofen limestone. Its specimens were long thought to pertain to Pterodactylus. Its head crest is a distinctive feature.-Description:Germanodactylus is described as... , Pterodactylus Pterodactylus Pterodactylus is a genus of pterosaurs, whose members are popularly known as pterodactyls. It was the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile... , "Pterodactylus" longicollum, Rhamphorhynchus Rhamphorhynchus Rhamphorynchus may refer to:*Rhamphorhynchus, a genus of pterosaur*Rhamphorhynchus, a former monotypic genus of orchid, containing only the species now called Aspidogyne mendoncae... |
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Morrison Formation Morrison Formation The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has been the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. It is composed of mudstone, sandstone, siltstone and limestone and is light grey, greenish... |
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Murtoi Formation Murtoi Formation The Murtoi Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Dawndraco Dawndraco Dawndraco is a genus of pteranodontid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America.Dawndraco was named by Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2010. The type species is Dawndraco kanzai. The generic name combines the Dawn deity of the Iroquois with a Latin draco, "dragon"... , Geosternbergia Geosternbergia Geosternbergia from the Late Cretaceous geological period of North America, was one of the largest pterosaur genera and had a wingspan of up to .-Description:... , Nyctosaurus Nyctosaurus Nyctosaurus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur, the remains of which have been found in the Niobrara Formation of the mid-western United States, which, during the late Cretaceous Period, was covered in an extensive shallow sea. The genus Nyctosaurus has had numerous species referred to it,... , Pteranodon Pteranodon Pteranodon , from the Late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota, was one of the largest pterosaur genera and had a maximum wingspan of over... |
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North Horn Formation North Horn Formation The North Horn Formation is a geological formation in Utah whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Gwawinapterus Gwawinapterus Gwawinapterus is a genus of istiodactylid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America.In May 2005 amateur paleontologist Sharon Hubbard found a rock with bones and teeth visible on the surface on a beach near Collishaw Point at Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada... |
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Cycnorhamphus Cycnorhamphus Cycnorhamphus is a genus of ctenchasmatoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of France and Germany.In 1855 a fossil in a plate of shale from the Tithonian, found near Nusplingen in Württemberg, holotype GPIT "Orig. Quenstedt 1855, Taf... , "Pterodactylus Pterodactylus Pterodactylus is a genus of pterosaurs, whose members are popularly known as pterodactyls. It was the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile... " longicollum, Rhamphorhynchus Rhamphorhynchus Rhamphorynchus may refer to:*Rhamphorhynchus, a genus of pterosaur*Rhamphorhynchus, a former monotypic genus of orchid, containing only the species now called Aspidogyne mendoncae... |
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Okurodani Formation Okurodani Formation The Okurodani Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Patuxent Formation Patuxent Formation The Patuxent Formation is a Cretaceous geologic formation of the Atlantic coastal plain.-Description:The Patuxent formation was first described by W. B. Clark in 1897. The formation is primarily unconsolidated sand and clay. The sand often contains kaolinized feldspar, making it an arkose. Clay... |
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Paw Paw Formation Paw Paw Formation The Paw Paw Formation is a geological formation in Texas whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:* Pawpawsaurus campbelli - "Skull."... |
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Coloborhynchus Coloborhynchus Coloborhynchus is a genus in the pterosaur family Ornithocheiridae, and is known from the Lower Cretaceous of England , and possibly the Aptian age of Brazil and Texas, depending on which species are included.-Description:The type specimen of Coloborhynchus is known only from a partial upper jaw... |
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Pierre Shale Pierre Shale The Pierre Shale is a geologic formation or series in the Upper Cretaceous which occurs east of the Rocky Mountains in the Great Plains, from North Dakota to New Mexico.... |
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Pteranodon Pteranodon Pteranodon , from the Late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota, was one of the largest pterosaur genera and had a maximum wingspan of over... |
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Portezuelo Formation Portezuelo Formation The Portezuelo Formation is a geologic formation outcropping in the Mendoza, Río Negro and Neuquén provinces of Argentina. It is the fourth-oldest formation in the Neuquén Group and the older of the two formations in the Río Neuquén Subgroup... |
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Posidonia Shale Posidonia Shale The Posidonia Shale is a Lower Jurassic geological formation famous for its exceptionally well-preserved complete skeletons of fossil marine fish and reptiles. The Posidonienschiefer as German paleontologists call it, takes its name from the ubiquitous fossils of Posidonia bronni that characterize... |
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Campylognathoides Campylognathoides Campylognathoides was a genus of "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaur, discovered in the Württemberg Lias deposits, the first specimen consisting of wing fragments... , Dorygnathus Dorygnathus Dorygnathus was a genus of pterosaur that lived in Europe during the Early Jurassic period, 180 million years ago when shallow seas flooded much of the continent. It had a short 1.5 meter wingspan, and a relatively small triangular sternum, which is where its flight muscles attached. Its skull... |
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Ctenochasma Ctenochasma Ctenochasma is a genus of Late Jurassic pterosaur belonging to the suborder pterodactyloidea. Three species are currently recognized: C. roemeri , C. taqueti, and C. elegans... |
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Gnathosaurus Gnathosaurus Gnathosaurus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur known from a single species, G. subulatus, described in 1833. This pterosaur had an estimated wingspan of about 1.7 meters. The slender, 28-cm-long skull had up to 130 needle-like teeth arranged laterally around the spoon-shaped tip... , Plataleorhynchus Plataleorhynchus Plataleorhynchus was a genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Tithonian-Berriasian-age Upper Jurassic or Lower Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone of Dorset, England.... |
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Qingshan Formation Qingshan Formation The Qingshan Formation is a geological formation in Shandong, China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:* Indeterminate sauropod remains... |
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Domeykodactylus Domeykodactylus Domeykodactylus was a genus of dsungaripterid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Quebrada de la Carreta of Antofagasta, Chile.... |
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Reuchenette Formation Reuchenette Formation The Reuchenette Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Bogolubovia Bogolubovia Bogolubovia is a genus of pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Rybushka Formation of Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is named for Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogolubov, the palaeontologist who discovered the remains in 1914. It has in 1991 been assigned to the Azhdarchidae. Wellnhofer however,... , Volgadraco Volgadraco Volgadraco is a genus of azhdarchid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of European Russia. It is known from lower beak and postcranial fragments from the early Campanian-age Rybushka Formation of Saratov, Russia... |
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Microtuban Microtuban Microtuban is an extinct genus of azhdarchoid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of northern Lebanon.-Discovery:Microtuban is known only from a partially preserved skeleton lacking the skull, holotype SMNK PAL 6595... |
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Sânpetru Formation Sânpetru Formation The Sânpetru Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. It is located near Sânpetru village, part of Sântămăria-Orlea commune.-Ornithischians:-Sauropods:-Theropods:... |
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Santana Formation Santana Formation The Santana Formation is a geologic Lagerstätte in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin where the states of Pernambuco, Piauí and Ceará come together. The geological formation, named after the village of Santana do Cariri, lies at the base of the Araripe Plateau... |
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Unwindia Unwindia Unwindia is a genus of basal ctenochasmatoid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil. It is known from a partial skull recovered from rocks of the Santana Formation of the Araripe Basin, dating to Cenomanian stage. It was named by David M. Martill in 2011 and the type species is... |
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?Santa Rosa Formation Santa Rosa Formation The Santa Rosa Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Shishugou Formation Shishugou Formation The Shishugou Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China, whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.... |
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Anurognathus Anurognathus Anurognathus is a genus of small pterosaur that lived approximately 150 million years ago during the late Jurassic Period .... , Aurorazhdarcho Aurorazhdarcho Aurorazhdarcho is an extinct genus of azhdarchoid pterosaur known from the Late Jurassic of Bavaria, southern Germany.-Discovery and naming:... , Ctenochasma Ctenochasma Ctenochasma is a genus of Late Jurassic pterosaur belonging to the suborder pterodactyloidea. Three species are currently recognized: C. roemeri , C. taqueti, and C. elegans... , Cycnorhamphus Cycnorhamphus Cycnorhamphus is a genus of ctenchasmatoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of France and Germany.In 1855 a fossil in a plate of shale from the Tithonian, found near Nusplingen in Württemberg, holotype GPIT "Orig. Quenstedt 1855, Taf... , Germanodactylus Germanodactylus Germanodactylus is a genus of dsungaripteroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from Late Jurassic-age rocks of Germany, including the Solnhofen limestone. Its specimens were long thought to pertain to Pterodactylus. Its head crest is a distinctive feature.-Description:Germanodactylus is described as... , Gnathosaurus Gnathosaurus Gnathosaurus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur known from a single species, G. subulatus, described in 1833. This pterosaur had an estimated wingspan of about 1.7 meters. The slender, 28-cm-long skull had up to 130 needle-like teeth arranged laterally around the spoon-shaped tip... , Pterodactylus Pterodactylus Pterodactylus is a genus of pterosaurs, whose members are popularly known as pterodactyls. It was the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile... , "Pterodactylus" longicollum, Rhamphorhynchus Rhamphorhynchus Rhamphorynchus may refer to:*Rhamphorhynchus, a genus of pterosaur*Rhamphorhynchus, a former monotypic genus of orchid, containing only the species now called Aspidogyne mendoncae... , Scaphognathus Scaphognathus Scaphognathus was a pterosaur that lived around Germany during the Late Jurassic. It had a wingspan of about one meter.-Naming:The first known Scaphognathus specimen was described in 1831 by August Goldfuss who mistook the tailless specimen for a new Pterodactylus species: P. crassirostris. The... |
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Stonesfield Slate Stonesfield Slate The Taynton Limestone Formation is a geological formation in the UK. It dates to the Middle Jurassic, mid-Bathonian stage.-Dinosaurs:-Pterosaurs:... |
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Summerville Formation Summerville Formation The Summerville Formation is a geological formation in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah of the Southwestern United States. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.-Dinosaurs:Theropod tracks geographically located in Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado, USA.... |
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Sundance Formation Sundance Formation The Sundance Formation is a western North American sequence of Upper Jurassic age marine shales, sandy shales, and sandstones.The Sundance Formation underlies the western North American Morrison Formation, the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in the Americas, and is separated by a... |
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Tahora Formation Tahora Formation The Tahora Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation. Indeterminate Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the formation, including indeterminate Joan Wiffen's Theropod, Titanosaur, Nodosaurid, and Hypsilophodont Dinosaurs of New Zealand remains... |
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Tangshang Formation Tangshang Formation The Tangshang Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-See also:* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations... |
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Zhejiangopterus Zhejiangopterus Zhejiangopterus is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur known from one species, which lived in China during the late Cretaceous Period.The genus was named in 1994 by Chinese paleontologists Cai Zhengquan and Wei Feng. The type species is Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis. The genus name refers to Zhejiang... |
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Tarrant Formation Tarrant Formation The Tarrant Formation is a geologic formation that dates to the Middle Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.... |
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Aetodactylus Aetodactylus Aetodactylus is a genus of ornithocheirid pterodactyloid pterosaur. It is known from a lower jaw discovered in Upper Cretaceous rocks of northeastern Texas, United States... |
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Tendaguripterus Tendaguripterus Tendaguripterus was a genus of dsungaripteroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian-age Upper Jurassic Middle Saurian Beds of Tendaguru, Mtwara Region, Tanzania.... |
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Tiaojishan Formation Tiaojishan Formation The Tiaojishan Formation is a geological formation in Hebei and Liaoning, People's Republic of China, dating to the middle-late Jurassic period . It is known for its fossil plants, and is made up mainly of pyroclastic rock interspersed with basic volcanic and sedimentary rocks... |
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Archaeoistiodactylus Archaeoistiodactylus Archaeoistiodactylus is a extinct genus of istiodactylid pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic of China. It is known from an incomplete skeleton with a partial skull and lower jaw recovered from rocks of the Tiaojishan Formation in western Liaoning, China. It was first named by Lü Junchang and Fucha... , Changchengopterus Changchengopterus Changchengopterus is a genus of non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from China . The fossil specimen of the type and only species, Changchengopterus pani, was found in the Tiaojishan Formation and described by Lü in 2009... , Darwinopterus Darwinopterus Darwinopterus is a genus of pterosaur, discovered in China and named after biologist Charles Darwin. Between 30 and 40 fossil specimens have been identified, all collected from the Tiaojishan Formation, which dates to the middle Jurassic period. The type species, D. modularis, was described in... , Fenghuangopterus Fenghuangopterus Fenghuangopterus is a genus of basal pterosaur that lived in northeastern China during the Middle Jurassic.The type species Fenghuangopterus lii was in 2010 described and named by Lü Junchang e.a. The generic name is derived from the Fenghuang Mountain and a Latinised Ancient Greek pteron, "wing".... Jianchangopterus Jianchangopterus Jianchangopterus is a genus of scaphognathine rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic of western Liaoning, China. Jianchangopterus is known from a nearly complete skeleton with skull preserved. It was collected from the Tiaojishan Formation. It was first named by Lü Junchang and Bo Xue... , Jianchangnathus Jianchangnathus Jianchangnathus is an extinct genus of basal pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of northeastern China.-Naming:Jianchangnathus was first described and named by Cheng Xin, Wang Xiaolin, Jiang Shunxing and Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2012 and the type species is Jianchangnathus... |
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Tlayúa Formation Tlayúa Formation The Tlayúa Formation is an Early Cretaceous geological formation near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, Central Mexico.-Lepidosaurs:Cyanobacteria, foraminifera, algae, gymnosperms, sponges,... |
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Toolebuc Formation Toolebuc Formation The Toolebuc Formation is a geological formation in Queensland, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:... |
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Aussiedraco Aussiedraco Aussiedraco is a genus of basal ornithocheiroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the early Cretaceous of Australia.Aussiedraco is known from holotype QM F10613, a partial mandibular symphysis housed at the Queensland Museum, recovered from rocks of the Toolebuc Formation, about 70 km east of... , Mythunga Mythunga Mythunga is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the late Early Cretaceous of Australia. It is known from a partial skull found in marine rocks of the Albian-age Toolebuc Formation near Hughenden, Queensland. Only the snout and part of the jaws are known... |
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Tsagaantsav Svita Tsagaantsav Svita The Tsagaantsav Svita is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation. Indeterminate sauropod and psittacosaurid remains have been recovered from the formation... |
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Noripterus Noripterus Noripterus is a genus of dsungaripterid pterodactyloid pterosaur from Lower Cretaceous-age Lianmuqin Formation in the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China. It was first named by Yang Zhongjian in 1973... |
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Two Medicine Formation Two Medicine Formation The Two Medicine Formation is a geologic formation, or rock body, that was deposited between 83.5 ± 0.7 Ma to 70.6 ± 0.6 Ma , during Campanian time, and is located in northwestern Montana... |
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Montanazhdarcho Montanazhdarcho Montanazhdarcho is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of North America, known from only one species, M. minor.... |
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Uhangri Formation Uhangri Formation The Uhangri Formation is a geological formation from which fossil pterosaur tracks have been recovered.-Pterosaurs:Pterosaur remains from the Uhangri Formation are housed at the Dinosaur Tracks Museum, of the University of Colorado at Denver and Chonnam National University, Kwangju, South Korea.... |
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Phosphatodraco Phosphatodraco Phosphatodraco is a genus of azhdarchid pterodactyloid pterosaur from a late Maastrichtian-age Upper Cretaceous portion of the Oulad Abdoun Phosphatic Basin, Grand Doui, near Khouribga, central Morocco.Phosphatodraco is based on holotype OCP DEK/GE 111, found in... |
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Upper Elliot Formation Elliot Formation The Elliot Formation is a geological formation dating to roughly 210 to 190 million years ago and covering the Norian to Sinemurian stages. The Elliot Formation is found in South Africa and Lesotho and is a member of the Stormberg Group. It consists mainly of limestone, sandstone, and mudstone... |
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Ornithocheirus Ornithocheirus Ornithocheirus was a pterosaur from the Cretaceous period of Europe and South America... |
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Herbstosaurus Herbstosaurus Herbstosaurus is the name given to a genus of pterosaur that lived during the Jurassic period, in what is now Argentina.In 1969 Argentine paleobotanist Rafael Herbst in the province Neuquén at Picun Leufú dug up a piece of sandstone holding a number of disarticulated bones of a small reptile... |
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Vectis Formation Vectis Formation The Vectis Formation is a geological formation on the Isle of Wight, England whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous . The Vectis Formation is composed of three geological members: the Shepherds Chine member, the Barnes High Sandstone member, and the Cowleaze Chine member... |
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Istiodactylus Istiodactylus Istiodactylus was a medium sized pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period.-History and species:In 1887 Harry Govier Seeley named the remains of a fossil pelvis discovered on the Isle of Wight, Ornithodesmus cluniculus, thinking it was a bird. In 1901 he considered that it might have been a... |
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Wessex Formation Wessex Formation The Wessex Formation is an English fossil site and geological formation that dates to the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It is part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vectis Formation.-Invertebrates:... |
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Caulkicephalus Caulkicephalus Caulkicephalus is a genus of pterosaur, belonging to the Pterodactyloidea, from the Isle of Wight off the coast of England.Between 1995 and 2003 bone fragments of an unknown pterosaur were found at the Yaverland locality near Sandown... |
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Yezo Group Yezo Group The Yezo Group is a geological formation in Hokkaido, Japan whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-References:... |
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Yixian Formation Yixian Formation The Yixian Formation is a geological formation in Jinzhou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, that spans 11 million years during the early Cretaceous period... |
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Beipiaopterus Beipiaopterus Beipiaopterus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in the People's Republic of China.... , Boreopterus Boreopterus Boreopterus is a genus of ornithocheirid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Dalian, Liaoning, China.... , Cathayopterus Cathayopterus Cathayopterus is a ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. It is a member of the group of pterosaurian filter-feeders. The type species is C. grabaui, described in 2006 by Wang and Zhou.... , Dendrorhynchoides Dendrorhynchoides Dendrorhynchoides was a genus of anurognathid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, near Beipiao, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China... , Elanodactylus Elanodactylus Elanodactylus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China.... , Eosipterus Eosipterus Eosipterus is an extinct genus of pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China.The genus was named in 1997 by Ji Shu'an and Ji Qiang. The type species is Eosipterus yangi. The genus name is derived from Greek eos, "dawn" and Greek pteron, "wing" with a Latin ending; and a grammar error:... , Feilongus Feilongus Feilongus is an extinct genus of ctenochasmatoid or ornithocheiroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Beipiao, Liaoning, China.... , Gegepterus Gegepterus Gegepterus was a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China.The genus was named in 2007 by Wang Xiaolin, Alexander Kellner, Zhou Zhonge and Diogenes de Almeida Campos. The type species is Gegepterus changi... , Gladocephaloideus Gladocephaloideus Gladocephaloideus is a genus of gallodactylid ctenochasmatoid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Gladocephaloideus is known from a complete skull and partial postcranial skeleton. It was collected from the Jingangshan Bed of the Yixian Formation, dating to the Barremian... , Haopterus Haopterus Haopterus was a genus of ornithocheirid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China.... , Ningchengopterus Ningchengopterus Ningchengopterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of China. It is known from a juvenile specimen, holotype CYGB-0035, an almost complete skeleton also showing soft parts, such as the flight membrane and some fur. The type species is N. liuae... , Zhenyuanopterus Zhenyuanopterus Zhenyuanopterus is a genus of pterosaur which is known from Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China.-Paleaoecology:... |
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Zorzino Limestone Zorzino Limestone The Zorzino Limestone, also known as the Calcare di Zorzino is a geological formation in Europe.-Paleofauna:... |
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Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon Eudimorphodon was a pterosaur that was discovered in 1973 by Mario Pandolfi near Bergamo, Italy and described the same year by Rocco Zambelli. The nearly complete skeleton was retrieved from shale deposited during the Late Triassic , making Eudimorphodon the oldest pterosaur then known... , Peteinosaurus Peteinosaurus Peteinosaurus was a prehistoric reptile genus belonging to the Pterosauria. It lived in the late Triassic period in the middle Norian .-Name:... , ?Preondactylus Preondactylus Preondactylus is a genus of long-tailed pterosaur from the Late Triassic that inhabited what is now Italy. It was discovered by Nando Buffarini in 1982 near Udine in the Preone valley of the Italian Alps.-Anatomy:... |
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See also
- PterosaurPterosaurPterosaurs were flying reptiles of the clade or order Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous Period . Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known to have evolved powered flight...
- FossilFossilFossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
- List of fossil sites
- MesozoicMesozoicThe Mesozoic era is an interval of geological time from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. It is often referred to as the age of reptiles because reptiles, namely dinosaurs, were the dominant terrestrial and marine vertebrates of the time...
- StratigraphyStratigraphyStratigraphy, a branch of geology, studies rock layers and layering . It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks....
- TaphonomyTaphonomyTaphonomy is the study of decaying organisms over time and how they become fossilized . The term taphonomy was introduced to paleontology in 1940 by Russian scientist Ivan Efremov to describe the study of the transition of remains, parts, or products of organisms, from the biosphere, to the...