Genus
Valid Extinct

Navajodactylus

Sullivan and Fowler 2011

Navajodactylus is an extinct genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from Late Cretaceous deposits of the San Juan Basin in New Mexico, United States.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Navajodactylus
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Significant discoveries of pterosaurs from late Campanian-aged terrestrial depositional environments in western North America (the azhdarchids Cryodrakon, Montanazhdarcho, and Navajodactylus). © Andrew A. Farke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Azhdarchidae Family
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Navajodactylus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Kirtland
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Navajodactylus boerei 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. M. Sullivan and D. W. Fowler. 2011. Navajodactylus boerei, n. gen., n. sp. (Pterosauria, ? Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Kirtland Formation (upper Campanian) of New Mexico. Fossil Record 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin
Bibliography (1)
R. M. Sullivan and D. W. Fowler. 2011. Navajodactylus boerei, n. gen., n. sp. (Pterosauria, ? Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Kirtland Formation (upper Campanian) of New Mexico. Fossil Record 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin