Aymberedactylus

In Depth        Aymberedactylus is a genus of tapejarid pterosaur that lived in what is now Brazil during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of the genus description the only fossils of Aymberedactylus are the lower jaws.‭ ‬These however seem to indicate that Aymberedactylus is one of the‭ ‬most‭ ‬primitive tapejarid pterosaurs known to us. Further … Read more

Apatorhamphus

In Depth        Afrotapejara is a genus of pterosaur that lived in North Africa at the time of the Early/Late Cretaceous boundary. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new‭ ?‬chaoyangopterid‭ (‬Pterosauria:‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea‭) ‬from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of Southern Morocco.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬110:‭ ‬Article‭ ‬104410.‭ ‬-‭ ‬James McPhee,‭ ‬Nizar Ibrahim,‭ ‬Alex Kao,‭ ‬David M.‭ ‬Unwin,‭ ‬Roy … Read more

Araripedactylus

In Depth        Because so little fossil material is known about this pterosaur, it is impossible to say exactly what kind of pterosaur Araripedactylus was. Some have drawn similarities between the scant material of Araripedactylus and Anhanguera, but further comparison is at this time impossible. Further Reading Further reading- Araripedactylus dehmi nov. gen., nov. sp., ein … Read more