Araripesaurus

Araripesaurus

Taxobox
name = "Araripesaurus"
fossil_range = Early Cretaceous
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Pterosauria
subordo = Pterodactyloidea
familia = Ornithocheiridae
genus = "Araripesaurus"
species = "A. castilhoi"
binomial = "Araripesaurus castilhoi"
binomial_authority = Price, 1971

"Araripesaurus" was the first pterosaur known from the famous Santana Formation of Brazil. Named from fragments of arm and wings, it is estimated to have had a wingspan of two meters.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Araripesaurus — Zeitraum Untere Kreide ca. 110 Mio. Jahre Fundorte Südamerika (Santana Formation, Brasilien) Systematik Archosaurier (Archosauria) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Araripesaurus castilhoi — Araripesaurus Zeitraum Untere Kreide ca. 110 Mio. Jahre Fundorte Südamerika (Santana Formation, Brasilien) Systematik Archosaurier (Archosauria) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Santana Formation — Die Santana Formation ist eine der bedeutendsten Fossillagerstätten der Welt. Sie liegt in der Region Santana im Osten Brasiliens im Araripe Becken im Grenzgebiet der Bundesstaaten Pernambuco, Piauí and Ceará. Das Fundgebiet liegt am Fuß des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anhanguera (pterosaur) — Animalia Anhanguera Temporal range: Early Late Cretaceous, 112–94 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • Pterodactyloidea — Kurzschwanzflugsaurier Pterodactylus Zeitraum Kreide Fossilfundorte Weltweit Systematik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Santana-Formation — Die Santana Formation ist eine der bedeutendsten Fossillagerstätten der Welt. Sie liegt in der Region Santana im Osten Brasiliens im Araripe Becken im Grenzgebiet der Bundesstaaten Pernambuco, Piauí and Ceará. Das Fundgebiet liegt am Fuß des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aptian — stage is a faunal stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch in the geologic timescale, that extends from 125.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Aptian stage succeeds the Barremian stage and precedes the Albian stage,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of pterosaurs — This list of pterosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the order Pterosauria, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered… …   Wikipedia

  • List of pterosaur classifications — This list of pterosaur classifications entails the various schemes used to classify pterosaurs throughout the years and varying views of these animals. Classic *Pterosauria **Rhamphorhynchoidea **Pterodactyloidea Unwin (2003) clade| style=font… …   Wikipedia

  • Pterodactyloidea — Taxobox name = Pterodactyloids fossil range = Middle Jurassic – Late Cretaceous image width = 200px image caption = Gnathosaurus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Pterosauria subordo = Pterodactyloidea subordo… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”