Araripe Plateau: Albian, Brazil
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Pterosauria
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Cearadactylus atrox n. gen., n. sp.
Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
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1 individual | ctenochasmatid |
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| F-PV-93 (holotype), incomplete skull with mandibles | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Brazil | State/province: | Ceará |
| Coordinates: | 7.2° South, 39.3° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 12.5° South, 11.0° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 112.0 - 99.6 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marginal marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,concretion |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Cearadactylus atrox holotype site | ||
| Database number: | 92285 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | R. Butler | Research group: | ETE,vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-04 12:07:22 | Last modified: | 2009-11-05 02:27:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-04 12:07:22 |
Reference information
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