Genus
Valid Extinct

Bennettazhia

Nessov 1991

Bennettazhia is a genus of tapejaromorph pterosaur which lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous from what is now the Hudspeth Formation of the state of Oregon in the United States. Although originally identified as a species of the pteranodontoid pterosaur Pteranodon, Bennettazhia is now thought to have been a different animal. The type and only species is B. oregonensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Bennettazhia
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An Reconstruction of Bennettazhia oregonensis showing the preserved parts of this pterosaur. © Dean Falk Schnabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Bennettazhia
Bennettazhia
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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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Bennettazhia Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Hudspeth
2
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Bennettazhia oregonensis 113 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
L. A. Nessov. 1991. Gigantskiye letayushchiye yashchery semeystva Azhdarchidae. I. Morfologiya, sistematika [Giant flying reptiles of the family Azhdarchidae: I. morphology, systematics]. Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, Seriya 7 (Geologiya i Geografiya) 2(14):14-23
Bibliography (2)
G. J. Retallack, G. E. Carr, and A. P. Broz. 2023. Early Cretaceous pterosaur guano deposit from central Oregon, USA. Lethaia 56(1):1-12 DOI ↗
C. W. Gilmore. 1928. A new pterosaurian reptile from the marine Cretaceous of Oregon. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 73(24):1-5 DOI ↗