Genus
Valid Extinct

Iberodactylus

Holgado et al. 2019

Iberodactylus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaurs belonging to the clade Anhangueria, that during the Early Cretaceous lived in the area of present Spain. The type species is Iberodactylus andreui.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Iberodactylus
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Partial rostrum of Iberodactylus andreui gen. et sp. nov. (MPZ-2014/1). Photographic images (A–F) and 3D renderings obtained from μCT data (G–L) in right lateral (A,G), left lateral (B,H), dorsal (C,I), palatal (D,J), caudal (E,K), and cranial (F,L) views. Scale bar in cm. Abbreviations. pm: premaxilla; pmcr: premaxillary crest; prid: palatal ridge; te: teeth; trb: trabeculae. © Borja Holgado, Rodrigo V. Pêgas, José Ignacio Canudo, Josep Fortuny, Taissa Rodrigues, Julio Company & Alexander W. A. Kellner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Pteranodontoidea Superfamily
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Anhangueria Unranked clade
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Hamipteridae Family
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Iberodactylus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
Blesa
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Iberodactylus andreui 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
B. Holgado, R. V. Pegas, and J. I. Canudo, J. Fortuny, T. Rodrigues, J. Company, A. W. A. Kellner. 2019. On a new crested pterodactyloid from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula and the radiation of the clade Anhangueria. Scientific Reports 9(4940) DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
B. Holgado, R. V. Pegas, and J. I. Canudo, J. Fortuny, T. Rodrigues, J. Company, A. W. A. Kellner. 2019. On a new crested pterodactyloid from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula and the radiation of the clade Anhangueria. Scientific Reports 9(4940) DOI ↗