Tupuxuara longicristatus

Tupuxuara longicristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Azhdarchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: † Pterosauromorpha Ordo: †Pterosauria Subordo: †Pterodactyloidea Superfamilia: †Azhdarchoidea

Familia: †Tupuxuaridae
Genus: †Tupuxuara
Species: †Tupuxuara longicristatus

Name

Tupuxuara longicristatus Kellner & Campos, 1988

Holotype: CD-R-003 (a skull)

Type locality: Brazil, Chapada do Araripe, Romualdo Formation

Etymology: From Latin longus (“long”) + cristatus (“crested”). [Kellner, A.W.A., Almeida Campos, D. 1988, p. 460]

References

Primary references

• Kellner, A.W.A. & Almeida Campos, D. 1988. Sobre um Novo Pterossauro com Crista Sagital da Bacia do Araripe, Cretáceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 60(4): 459–469. BNDigital Reference page. 

Links

• Tupuxuara longicristatus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.