Melkamter

Fernandes et al. 2024

Melkamter is an extinct genus of monofenestratan pterosaurs from the Early Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, M. pateko, known from a partial skull and fragmentary postcranium. Melkamter represents the oldest known monofenestratan pterosaur in the fossil record.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Ptérosaures

Piscivore Volant Marine

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Photographs of Melkamter pateko (MPEF-PV 11530), visible in medial views on the main block (1) with inset of the tooth (1B) and counterslab (2);. Rendered CT scan detail images (dashed areas represent visible bone that was too thin to be captured by CT scan) of the cranial fragment (1A), manual metacarpal (1C) and dorsal vertebrae (1D–F). Abbreviations: a = alveoli; if = infratemporal fenestra; j = jugal; l = lacrimal; m = maxilla; o = orbit; naof = Nnasoantorbital fenestra; np = nasal process; pm = premaxilla; po = postorbital; q = quadrate; qj = quadratojugal; s = squamosal; t = tooth; vas = vestigial ascending process. © A. E. Fernandes, D. Pol & O. W. M. Rauhut · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Pterosauria Order

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Macronychoptera Unranked clade

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Novialoidea Unranked clade

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Lonchognatha Unranked clade

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Monofenestrata Unranked clade

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Melkamter Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇦🇷 Argentina

Geological formations

Cañadón Asfalto

Temporal distribution

Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)

Species (1)

Melkamter pateko 183 Ma

Images 2

Bibliography

Original description

A. E. Fernandes, D. Pol, and O. W. M. Rauhut. 2024. The oldest monofenestratan pterosaur from the Queso Rallado locality (Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Toarcian) of Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. Royal Society Open Science 11(12):1-20 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)

Melkamter

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