Genus of azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
Radiodactylus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 119–112 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Order:
†Pterosauria
Suborder:
†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:
†Azhdarchiformes
Genus:
†Radiodactylus Andres & Myers, 2013
Type species
†Radiodactylus langstoni
Andres & Myers, 2013
Radiodactylus (meaning "radio finger") is an extinct genus of non-azhdarchid azhdarchoid pterosaur known from the Early Cretaceous period of what is now Texas, southern United States. It contains a single species, Radiodactylus langstoni.[1]
^Andres, B.; Myers, T. S. (2013). "Lone Star Pterosaurs". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 103 (3–4): 383–398. doi:10.1017/S1755691013000303. S2CID 84617119.
southern United States. It contains a single species, Radiodactylus langstoni. Radiodactylus is known solely from its holotype, SMU 72547, a nearly complete...
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