Tupuxuara leonardii

Tupuxuara leonardii

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: †Tupuxuaridae
Genus: †Tupuxuara
Species: †Tupuxuara leonardii

Name

Tupuxuara longicristatus Kellner & Campos, 1994

Holotype: MCT 1495-R (an incomplete anterior skull)

Type locality: Brazil, Chapada do Araripe, Romualdo Formation

Etymology: named in honor of Giuseppe Leonardi for his contributions to Brazilian paleontology [Kellner, A.W.A., Campos, D.A., p. 468]

References

Primary references

• Kellner, A.W.A. & Campos, D.A. 1994. A new species of Tupuxuara (Pterosauria, Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 66(4): 467–473. BNDigital Reference page. 

Links

• Tupuxuara leonardii – Taxon details on Fossilworks.