Classification
Pterosauria
Order
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Macronychoptera
Unranked clade
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Novialoidea
Unranked clade
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Lonchognatha
Unranked clade
Fossil sites 34 geolocated sites
Distribution
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Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Valanginian
(137.05–132.6 Ma)
1
Tithonian
(149.2–143.1 Ma)
10
Kimmeridgian
(154.8–149.2 Ma)
4
Oxfordian
(161.5–154.8 Ma)
12
Callovian
(165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Bathonian
(168.2–165.3 Ma)
1
Aalenian
(174.7–170.9 Ma)
1
Toarcian
(184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Hettangian
(201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
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