Genus
Valid Extinct

Epapatelo

Fernandes et al. 2022

Epapatelo is a genus of pteranodontian pterosaur from the late Cretaceous Mocuio Formation of Namibe Province, Angola. The genus contains a single species, E. otyikokolo, known from partial left limb bones.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Epapatelo
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Epapatelo otyikokolo holotype (MGUAN-PA650), left ulna. A) proximal, (B) posterior, (C) distal, (D) dorsal, (E) anterior, and (F) ventral views. Abbreviations: AC, anterior cotyle; B, bump; BT, biceps tubercle; F, fovea; FTG, flexor tendon groove; MS, muscle scar; OP, olecranon process; PC, posterior cotyle; PF, pneumatic foramen; and UT, ulnar tubercle; IMS, interosseous membrane scar; VP, ventral process. © A. E. Fernandes, O. Mateus, B. Andres, M. J. Polcyn, A. S. Schulp, A. O. Gonçalves, & L. L. Jacobs · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Pteranodontia Unranked clade
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Aponyctosauria Unranked clade
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Epapatelo Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇴 Angola
1
Geological formations
Mocuio
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Epapatelo otyikokolo 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. E. Fernandes, O. Mateus, and B. Andres, M. J. Polcyn, A. S. Schulp, A. O. Gonçalves, L. L. Jacobs. 2022. Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola. Diversity 14:741:1-27 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. E. Fernandes, O. Mateus, and B. Andres, M. J. Polcyn, A. S. Schulp, A. O. Gonçalves, L. L. Jacobs. 2022. Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola. Diversity 14:741:1-27 DOI ↗