Keresdrakon

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: †Keresdrakon
Species: †K. vilsoni

Type species: Keresdrakon vilsoni Kellner, Weinschütz, Holgado, Bantim & Sayão, 2019

Etymology: from Keres, death-spirits in Greek mythology + Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”) [Kellner et al., 2019: 5]

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.

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