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Lacusovagus

Description

Lacusovagus (meaning "lake wanderer") is a genus of azhdarchoid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. It is based on SMNK PAL 4325, a partial upper jaw comprising sections of the skull in front of the eyes. This specimen was found in rocks of the Early Cretaceous-age (probably Aptian stage, about 120 million years ago) Nova Olinda Member of the Crato Formation. The skull was long, and unusually wide. The section in front of the combined nasal-antorbital fenestra was relatively short. Also unusual was the combination of its toothless jaws and no bony head crest. Lacusovagus was described in 2008 by Mark Witton. The type species is L. magnificens, meaning "grand lake wanderer", in reference to its large size—it is currently the largest pterosaur known from the Crato Formation with an estimated wingspan of 4.1 meters (13 feet).


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8659970https://www.gbif.org/species/8659970
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)163710https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=163710
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Chaoyangopteridae : Lacusovagus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
-Pterosauria
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
-LophocratiaUnwin 2003
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
-NeoazhdarchiaUnwin 2003
familyChaoyangopteridaeLü et al. 2008
genusLacusovagusWitton 2008
Scientific NameLacusovagus Witton, 2008
Name Published InArticle title: A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Aptian?) of Brazil.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lacusovagusgenusbelongs to Chaoyangopteridaestated with evidenceWitton, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance122 - 112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance122 - 112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Pterosauria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietpiscivore (based on Pterosauria)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. P. Witton. 2008. A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Aptian?) of Brazil. Palaeontology 51:1289-1300
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacusovagus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Lacusovagus magnificens
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Lacusovagus Witton

References

Witton M. P. (2008) A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Aptian?) of Brazil, Palaeontology 51, 1289-1300
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Aptian?) of Brazil. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeontology 51. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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