Ludodactylus
Genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ludodactylus (meaning "play finger") is a genus of anhanguerid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period (Aptian stage) of what is now the Crato Formation of the Araripe Basin in Ceará, Brazil. The type and only species is L. sibbicki. The generic name Ludodactylus refers to the fact that the animal had the combination of teeth and a Pteranodon-like head crest, similar to many toy pterosaurs, and no such creature was known to exist until the discovery of Ludodactylus. However, Ludodactylus is not the only pterosaur known to possess these features, its very close relative Caulkicephalus is another example.[1]
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Ludodactylus | |
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Fossil skull of Ludodactylus with yucca leaf | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Family: | †Anhangueridae |
Subfamily: | †Anhanguerinae |
Genus: | †Ludodactylus Frey et al. 2003 |
Type species | |
†Ludodactylus sibbicki Frey et al. 2003 |
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