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- Title
A new gnathosaurine (Pterosauria, Archaeopterodactyloidea) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal.
- Authors
Fernandes, Alexandra E.; Beccari, Victor; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Mateus, Octávio
- Abstract
An incomplete, yet remarkably-sized dentated rostrum and associated partial cervical vertebrae of a pterosaur (ML 2554) were recently discovered from the Late Jurassic (Late Kimmeridgian-Early Tithonian) Lourinhã Formation of Praia do Caniçal, of central west Portugal. This specimen exhibits features such as a spatulated anterior expansion of the rostrum, robust comb-like dentition, and pronounced rims of the tooth alveoli, indicating gnathosaurine affinities. Based on its further unique tooth and dentary morphology, a new genus and species, Lusognathus almadrava gen. et spec. nov., is proposed, making this the first named pterosaur species found within Portugal. The presence of this taxon adds yet another element to the fluvio-deltaic lagoonal environment that has been suggested as representative of the Lourinhã Formation in the Late Jurassic, further contributing to the diversity and distribution of gnathosaurines worldwide.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; PTEROSAURIA; CERVICAL vertebrae; JURASSIC Period; BEAKS; DENTITION; TEETH
- Publication
PeerJ, 2023, p1
- ISSN
2167-8359
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7717/peerj.16048