Brasileodactylus

Brasileodactylus is the name assigned to the remains of a pterosaur (flying reptile) from the Lower Santana formation of the Aptian (Early Cretaceous) of Chapada do Araripe, Ceará, Brazil. The genus was named by paleontologist Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner in 1984. The genus name means 'pterosaur (literally, [wing] "finger") from Brazil'. The type species is Brasileodactylus araripensis. The specific name refers to the Araripe Plateau. The holotype, MN 4804-V, is the front part of a mandible.

Brasileodactylus

Brasileodactylus is the name assigned to the remains of a pterosaur (flying reptile) from the Lower Santana formation of the Aptian (Early Cretaceous) of Chapada do Araripe, Ceará, Brazil. The genus was named by paleontologist Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner in 1984. The genus name means 'pterosaur (literally, [wing] "finger") from Brazil'. The type species is Brasileodactylus araripensis. The specific name refers to the Araripe Plateau. The holotype, MN 4804-V, is the front part of a mandible.