Targaryendraconia

Pegas et al. 2020

Targaryendraconia is an extinct clade of lanceodontian pterosaurs that lived from the Early to Late Cretaceous period in Europe, North America, South America, and Australia.

Temporal range

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PBDB occurrences

Group

Ptérosaures

Piscivore Volant Marine

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Targaryendraco wiedenrothi (formerly ‘Ornithocheirus’), holotype SMNS 56628 (Hauterivian, Engelbostel clay pit, Hannover), anterior part of the mandibular symphysis. A dorsal view B respective line drawing C left lateral view D respective line drawing. Abbreviations: d – dentary, sul – sulcus. Arrows and numbers indicate alveoli or teeth and their respective position. Scale bar = 10 mm. © Taissa Rodrigues and Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Pterosauria Order

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Pterodactyloidea Suborder

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Pteranodontia Unranked clade

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Ornithocheiroidea Superfamily

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Lanceodontia Unranked clade

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Targaryendraconia Unranked clade

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Bibliography

Original description

R. V. Pegas, B. Holgado, and M. E. C. Leal. 2020. On Targaryendraco wiedenrothi gen. nov. (Pterodactyloidea, Pteranodontoidea, Lanceodontia) and recognition of a new cosmopolitan lineage of Cretaceous toothed pterodactyloids. Historical Biology DOI ↗

Targaryendraconia

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