The first pterosaur from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) Lagerstätten of Lebanon
Authors: Dalla Vecchia F.M.1; Arduini P.2; Kellner A.W.A.3
Source: Cretaceous Research, Volume 22, Number 2, April 2001 , pp. 219-225(7)
Publisher: Academic Press
Abstract:
A pterosaur is reported for the first time from a Late Cretaceous marine Lagerstätte in Lebanon, which is famous mainly for its rich ichthyofauna. The specimen, from the early Cenomanian HâqelLagerstätte, is a partial, articulated forelimb that belongs to a relatively small, adult individual of the clade Pteranodontoidea sensu Kellner. It is the most complete skeletal remnant of a pterosaur described to date from the African-Arabian Plate and the most complete of the very sparse Cenomanian pterosaur record. Copyright 2001 Academic Press
Keywords: Cenomanian; pterosaurs; African-Arabian Plate; Lebanon
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
Affiliations: 1: Museo Paleontologico Cittadino, Via Valentinis 134, Monfalcone (Gorizia), I-34074, Italy 2: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano, Corso Venezia 55, Milano, I-20121, Italy 3: Museu Nacional-UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 20940-040, Brazil

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