Species
Valid Extinct

Phosphatodraco mauritanicus

Pereda Suberbiola et al. 2003

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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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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Phosphatodraco Genus
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Phosphatodraco mauritanicus Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
2
Geological formations
Couche III
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Bibliography
Original description
X. Pereda Suberbiola, N. Bardet, and S. Jouve, M. Iarochène, B. Bouya, M. Amaghzaz. 2003. A new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco. Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 217:79-90
Bibliography (2)
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and B. Andres. 2018. Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. PLoS Biology 16(3):e2001663:1-38 DOI ↗
X. Pereda Suberbiola, N. Bardet, and S. Jouve, M. Iarochène, B. Bouya, M. Amaghzaz. 2003. A new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco. Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 217:79-90