Caiuajara

Manzig et al. 2014

Caiuajara is an extinct genus of tapejarid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period of Brazil. It is known from a single type species, Caiuajara dobruskii.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Ptérosaures

Frugivore Volant Marine

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Skull of Caiuajara dobruskii gen. et sp. nov. (holotype, CP.V 1449) with the shape of an adult individual. Scale bar equals 50: d, dentary; dcr, dentary crest; dep, depression; exp, ventral expansion of the premaxilla; f, frontal; fcr, frontal crest; fo, foraminae; m, maxilla; oc, occipital condyle; op, opisthotic; p, parietal; pm, premaxilla; pmcr, premaxillary crest; q, quadrate; soc, supraoccipital. The quadrate is inverted. © Paulo C. Manzig, Alexander W. A. Kellner, Luiz C. Weinschütz, Carlos E. Fragoso, Cristina S. Vega, Gilson B. Guimarães, Luiz C. Godoy, Antonio Liccardo, João H. Z. Ricetti, Camila C. de Moura · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Pterosauria Order

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Pterodactyloidea Suborder

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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily

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Neoazhdarchia Unranked clade

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Tapejaroidea Superfamily

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Tapejaridae Family

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Tapejarinae Subfamily

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Caiuajara Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇧🇷 Brazil

Geological formations

Goio-Erê

Temporal distribution

Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)

Species (1)

Caiuajara dobruskii 121 Ma

Images 2

Bibliography

Original description

P. C. Manzig, A. W. A. Kellner, and L. C. Weinschütz, C. E. Fragoso, C. S. Vega, G. B. Guimarães, L. C. Godoy, A. Liccardo, J. H. Z. Ricetti, C. M. de Moura. 2014. Discovery of a rare pterosaur bone bed in a Cretaceous desert with Insights on ontogeny and behavior of flying reptiles. PLoS ONE 9(8):e100005 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)

Caiuajara

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