Caiuajara

Caiuajara dobruskii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Azhdarchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Superordo: † Pterosauromorpha Ordo: †Pterosauria Subordo: †Pterodactyloidea Superfamilia: †Azhdarchoidea

Familia: †Tapejaridae
Genus: †Caiuajara
Species (1): †C. dobruskii

Name

Caiuajara Manzig, Kellner, Weinschütz, Fragoso, Vega, Guimarães, Godoy, Liccardo, Ricetti & Moura, 2014

Type species: Caiuajara dobruskii Manzig, Kellner, Weinschütz, Fragoso, Vega, Guimarães, Godoy, Liccardo, Ricetti & Moura, 2014

Etymology: named after the Caiuá Group + Tapejara [Manzig et al., 2014: 4]

References

Primary references

• Manzig, P.C., Kellner, A.W.A., Weinschütz, L.C., Fragoso, C.E., Vega, C.S., Guimarães, G.B., Godoy, L.C., Liccardo, A., Ricetti, J.H.Z. & Moura, C.M. 2014. Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur Bone Bed in a Cretaceous Desert with Insights on Ontogeny and Behavior of Flying Reptiles. PLoS ONE 9(8): 1–10. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100005 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Canejo, L., Holgado, B., Weinschütz, L.C., Ricetti, J.H.Z., Wilner, E. & Kellner, A.W.A. 2022. Novel information on the cranial anatomy of the tapejarine pterosaur Caiuajara dobruskii. PLoS ONE 17(12): 1–23. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277780 Reference page. 

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