Alanqa saharica

Alanqa saharica

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: †Azhdarchidae
Genus: †Alanqa
Species: †Alanqa saharica

Name

• Alanqa saharica Ibrahim, Unwin, Martill, Baidder & Zouhri, 2010

Holotype: FSAC-KK 26 (Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Université Hassan II, Casablanca); almost complete mandibular symphysis.

Type locality: Aferdou N'Chaft, near Begaa, Province d'Errachidia, Morocco, 30° 53′ 51.23″ N 3° 52′ 13.42″ E.

Etymology: Sahara, Desert (Arabic); -ica, belonging to (Greek). Named for the region and environment where the holotype was found.

References

• Ibrahim, N., Unwin, D.M., Martill, D.M., Baidder, L. & Zouhri, S. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS ONE 5(5): e10875. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010875 Reference page.