Keresdrakon vilsoni

Keresdrakon vilsoni

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 Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: † Pterosauromorpha Ordo: †Pterosauria Subordo: †Pterodactyloidea Superfamilia: †Azhdarchoidea

Familia: †Azhdarchidae
Genus: †Keresdrakon
Species: †Keresdrakon vilsoni

Name

Keresdrakon vilsoni Kellner, Weinschütz, Holgado, Bantim & Sayão, 2019

Type locality: Brazil, Cruzeiro do Oeste, "Cemitério dos Pterossauros" site (53° 03′ 53,4″W; 23° 45′ 34,5″S), Goio-Erê Formation

Holotype: CP.V 2069

Etymology: named after Vilson Greinert, who volunteered for the fossil preparation [Kellner et al., 2019: 5]

References

Primary references

• Kellner, A.W.A., Weinschütz, L.C., Holgado, B., Bantim, R.A.M. & Sayão, J.M. 2019. A new toothless pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Southern Brazil with insights into the paleoecology of a Cretaceous desert. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91(2): 1–32. DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201920190768 Reference page. 
• Pêgas, R.V., Holgado, B., Ortiz-David, L.D., Baiano, M.A. & Costa, F.R. 2022. On the pterosaur Aerotitan sudamericanus (Neuquén Basin, Upper Cretaceous of Argentina), with comments on azhdarchoid phylogeny and jaw anatomy. Cretaceous Research 129: 1–20. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104998 Reference page. 

Links

• Keresdrakon vilsoni – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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