Araripesaurus

Araripesaurus
Temporal range: Aptian-Albian
~112 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Family: †Ornithocheiridae
Genus: †Araripesaurus
Species:
†A. castilhoi
Binomial name
†Araripesaurus castilhoi
Price, 1971

Araripesaurus is a genus a pterosaur belonging to the suborder Pterodactyloidea, it was discovered in the Romualdo Formation of the Santana Group in northeastern Brazil, which dates back to the Aptian and Albian of the Early Cretaceous. The type species is A. castilhoi.[1]

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