Genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
Ludodactylus
Temporal range: Aptian ~112 Ma
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Fossil skull of Ludodactylus with yucca leaf
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Order:
†Pterosauria
Suborder:
†Pterodactyloidea
Family:
†Anhangueridae
Subfamily:
†Anhanguerinae
Genus:
†Ludodactylus Frey et al. 2003
Type species
†Ludodactylus sibbicki
Frey et al. 2003
Ludodactylus (meaning "play finger") is a genus of anhanguerid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period (Aptian stage) of what is now the Crato Formation of the Araripe Basin in Ceará, Brazil. The type and only species is L. sibbicki. The generic name Ludodactylus refers to the fact that the animal had the combination of teeth and a Pteranodon-like head crest, similar to many toy pterosaurs, and no such creature was known to exist until the discovery of Ludodactylus. However, Ludodactylus is not the only pterosaur known to possess these features, its very close relative Caulkicephalus is another example.[1]
^Steel, L., Martill, D.M., Unwin, D.M. and Winch, J. D. (2005). "A new pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight, England". Cretaceous Research. 26 (4): 686–698. Bibcode:2005CrRes..26..686S. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.03.005.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Cretaceous Asia Luchibang Hone L. Li et al. 2020 Valid Early Cretaceous Asia Ludodactylus Frey Martill Buchy 2003 Valid Early Cretaceous S. America Luopterus Hone...
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