Brasileodactylus
Brasileodactylus was a flying reptile that soared over the warm seas of Early Cretaceous Brazil. It had a long pointed snout full of sharp, forward-pointing teeth, perfect for catching fish. Unlike many of its relatives, it had no crest on its snout or lower jaw.1
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Brasileodactylus lived about 112 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous.1
Its wingspan was about 4 meters (13 feet), and it weighed around 10 kilograms (22 pounds).1
The first fossil found was just the front part of a lower jaw, discovered by paleontologist Alexander Kellner in 1984.1
Some scientists think Brasileodactylus might be the same animal as Cearadactylus, another pterosaur from the same time and place.1
It had no crest on its snout or lower jaw, but it might have had a small crest on the back of its skull.1
Brasileodactylus is known from several fossils, including a nearly complete skull and a partial skeleton.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Brasileodactylus
?What did Brasileodactylus eat?
It ate fish. Its long pointed snout and sharp, forward-pointing teeth were perfect for catching fish in the warm seas of Early Cretaceous Brazil.1
?Did Brasileodactylus have any crests?
No, it had no crest on its snout or lower jaw. However, it might have had a small crest on the back of its skull.1
?Is Brasileodactylus a dinosaur?
No, it is not a dinosaur. Brasileodactylus is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs.1
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Brasileodactylus
- Benoem deur
- Kellner 19843
- Groep
- Vlieënde reptiele
- Familie / klade
- Ornithocheiroidea3
- Klassifikasie
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 120 tot 113 miljoen jaar (Aptian)3
- Rotsformasies
- Romualdo3
- Lande
- Brasilië3
- Fossielrekords
- 2 in The Paleobiology Database3
- Ontdekking
- Brasileodactylus was named by Brazilian paleontologist Alexander Kellner in 1984 based on a front part of a lower jaw found in the Santana Formation of Brazil.13
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure which family Brasileodactylus belongs to. Some place it in Anhangueridae, others in Ornithocheiridae, and some think it might be a separate group.12
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Brasileodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Description of Pterosaurian (Pterodactyloidea: Anhangueridae, Brasileodactylus) remains from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (natuurtijdschriften.nl)
- Brasileodactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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