Herbstosaurus

Herbst lizard

Casamiquela 1975

Herbstosaurus is an extinct genus of pterosaurs that lived during the late Jurassic period in what is now Argentina. The genus contains a single species, H. pigmaeus, known from a partial skeleton. The specimen was initially identified as belonging to a small theropod dinosaur, but was later recognized as belonging to a pterosaur.

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Plage temporelle

Trias

Jurassique

Crétacé

Paléogène

Néogène

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

Occurrences PBDB

Groupe

Ptérosaures

Piscivore Volant Marin

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Positive digital cast of the holotype of the pterosaur Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (CTES-PZ 1711). Abbreviations: gtr, greater trochanter; isp, ischial peduncle; l.fe, left femur; ppush, prepubic shaft; prap, preacetabular process; r.fe, right femur; r.il, right ilium; r.ppu, right prepubis; sr5, sacral rib 5; sv1, sacral vertebra 1. Scale bar equals 2 cm. © M.D. Ezcurra, A.E. Fernandes, M. Roig, & M.B. Von Baczko · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Pterosauria Ordre

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Pterodactyloidea Sous-ordre

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Herbstosaurus Genre

Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés

Répartition

Principaux pays

🇦🇷 Argentine

Formations géologiques

Vaca Muerta

Distribution temporelle

Tithonien (149.2–143.1 Ma)

Espèces (1)

Herbstosaurus pigmaeus 149 Ma

Bibliographie

Description originale

R. M. Casamiquela. 1975. Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. del Jurásic medio del Neuquén (Patagonia septentrional). Uno de los más pequeños dinosaurios conocidos [Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. from the Middle Jurassic of Neuquén (northern Patagonia). One of the smallest known dinosaurs]. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia, Tucumán 2:87-103

Bibliographie (1)