Anhanguera (pterosaur)

Anhanguera
Temporal range: Albian-Cenomanian,
~112–92.5 Ma
A. blittersdorffi holotype skull (MN 4805-V)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Anhangueridae
Subfamily: Anhanguerinae
Genus: Anhanguera
Campos & Kellner 1985
Type species
Anhanguera blittersdorffi
Campos & Kellner, 1985
Other species
  • A. araripensis?
    (Wellnhofer, 1985)
  • A. piscator
    Kellner & Tomida, 2000
  • A. robustus?
    (Wellnhofer, 1987)
  • A. santanae?
    Wellnhofer, 1985
  • A. spielbergi?
    (Veldmeijer, 2003)
Synonyms
List of synonyms
  • Genus synonymy
    Synonyms of A. araripensis
    Synonyms of A. piscator
      • Coloborhynchus piscator
        (Kellner & Tomida, 2000)
    Synonyms of A. robustus
      • Coloborhynchus robustus
        (Wellnhofer, 1987)
      • Tropeognathus robustus
        Wellnhofer, 1987
      • Anhanguera piscator?
        Kellner & Tomida, 2000
    Synonyms of A. santanae
    Synonyms of A. spielbergi
      • Coloborhynchus spielbergi
        Veldmeijer, 2003
      • Maaradactylus spielbergi
        (Veldmeijer, 2003)

Anhanguera (Portuguese: [ɐɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛɾɐ] ) is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (Albian age, 125 to 112 million years ago) Romualdo Formation of Brazil (precisely in Araripe Basin) and the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian age, 98 to 93 million years ago) Kem Kem Group of Morocco.[1] This pterosaur is closely related to Ornithocheirus, but belongs in the family Anhangueridae.[2] The generic name comes from the Tupi words añanga, meaning "spirit protector of the animals" + wera "bygone".

  1. ^ Megan L. Jacobs; David M. Martill; David M. Unwin; Nizar Ibrahim; Samir Zouhri; Nicholas R. Longrich (2020). "New toothed pterosaurs (Pterosauria: Ornithocheiridae) from the middle Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of Morocco and implications for pterosaur palaeobiogeography and diversity". Cretaceous Research. 110: Article 104413. Bibcode:2020CrRes.11004413J. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104413. S2CID 214542129.
  2. ^ Campos, D. de A., and Kellner, A. W. (1985). "Um novo exemplar de Anhanguera blittersdorffi (Reptilia, Pterosauria) da formação Santana, Cretaceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil." In Congresso Brasileiro de Paleontologia, Rio de Janeiro, Resumos, p. 13.