Lusognathus

Lusognathus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian–early Tithonian)
Holotype upper jaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Infraorder: Archaeopterodactyloidea
Clade: Euctenochasmatia
Clade: Ctenochasmatoidea
Family: Ctenochasmatidae
Subfamily: Gnathosaurinae
Genus: Lusognathus
Fernandes et al., 2023
Species:
L. almadrava
Binomial name
Lusognathus almadrava
Fernandes et al., 2023

Lusognathus (meaning "Lusitanian jaw") is an extinct genus of gnathosaurine pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. The genus contains a single species, Lusognathus almadrava, known from a parts of the upper jaw, teeth, and cervical vertebrae.[1]

  1. ^ Fernandes, Alexandra E.; Beccari, Victor; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Mateus, Octávio (2023-09-18). "A new gnathosaurine (Pterosauria, Archaeopterodactyloidea) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal". PeerJ. 11: e16048. doi:10.7717/peerj.16048. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 10512962.