Pterosauria - Pterodactyloidea - Pterodaustridae
Pterodaustridae
Family: Pterodaustridae Bonaparte, 1971 = Pterodaustriidae Bonaparte, 1971
Genusame: Pterodaustro
Speciesname: guinazui
Describer: Bonaparte, 1970
Distribution: Lagarcito Formation, San Luis Province, Argentina
Timeperiod: Early Cretaceous
Size: Skull length = 23.5 cm. Wingspan = 1.33 m.
Diet:
Info: Genus: Pterodaustro Bonaparte, 1970 = Pterodaustro Bonaparte, 1969 [nomen nudum]
P. guinazui = Pterodaustro guiñazui Bonaparte, 1970 = Pterodaustro guiñazui Bonaparte, 1969 [nomen nudum]
A unique pterosaur, most obviously the teeth in the lower jaws are long and numerous, up to 500 set in a long groove in each side. They form a comb-like sieve for filtering food from shallow waters. Pterodaustro was South America\'s first known pterosaur.
Genusame: Pterodaustro
Speciesname: sp.
Describer:
Distribution: Chili
Timeperiod: Early Cretaceous
Size:
Diet:
Info: Genus: Pterodaustro Bonaparte, 1970 = Pterodaustro Bonaparte, 1969 [nomen nudum]