Anhanguera (pterosaur)
Genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anhanguera (Portuguese: [ɐɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛɾɐ] ⓘ) is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (Albian age, 125 to 112 million years ago) Romualdo Formation of Brazil and the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian age, 98 to 93 million years ago) Kem Kem Group of Morocco.[1] This pterosaur is closely related to Ornithocheirus, but belongs in the family Anhangueridae.[2] The generic name comes from the Tupi words añanga, meaning "spirit protector of the animals" + wera "bygone".
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A. blittersdorffi holotype skull (MN 4805-V) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Family: | †Anhangueridae |
Subfamily: | †Anhanguerinae |
Genus: | †Anhanguera Campos & Kellner 1985 |
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†Anhanguera blittersdorffi Campos & Kellner, 1985 | |
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