Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Nomenclatural Acts
4. Geographical and Geological Setting
5. Description
5.1. Epapatelo otyikokolo, Gen. et sp. Nov
5.1.1. MGUAN-PA650 Humerus
5.1.2. MGUAN-PA650 Ulna
5.1.3. MGUAN-PA661 Ulna and Radius
5.2. Pteranodontia Indet
MGUAN-PA163 Femur
5.3. Pteranodontoidea Indet
5.3.1. MGUAN-PA654 Metacarpal IV
5.3.2. MGUAN-PA654 Manual Digit IV Phalanx 1
6. Additional Material
7. Results
7.1. Systematic Paleontology
7.2. Phylogenetic Analysis
7.3. Wingspan Calculation
7.4. Bone Histology
7.5. Comparison and Discussion
8. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen Number | Material | Taxonomic Identification |
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MGUAN-PA163 | Left Femur | Pteranodontia |
MGUAN-PA650 | Left Humerus fragment (distal) & Left Ulna | Epapatelo otyikokolo, Gen. et sp. nov. |
MGUAN-PA652 | Left Manual Digit IV Phalanx 3 fragment (proximal) | Pterosauria |
MGUAN-PA653 | Right Ulna fragment (distal) | Pterosauria |
MGUAN-PA654 | Right Metacarpal IV fragment (distal) & Right Manual Digit IV Phalanx 1 fragment (proximal) | Pteranodontia |
MGUAN-PA656 | Left Manual Digit IV Phalanx 2 fragment (distal) | Pterosauria |
MGUAN-PA657 | Left Manual Digit IV Phalanx 1 fragment (proximal) | Pterosauria |
MGUAN-PA658 | Shaft fragment | Pterosauria |
MGUAN-PA659 | Left Manual Digit IV phalanx 1 | Pterosauria |
MGUAN-PA660 | Right Metacarpal IV fragment (proximal) | Pterodactyloidea |
MGUAN-PA661 | Left Ulna & Left Radius | Epapatelo otyikokolo, Gen. et sp. nov. |
Element | Length |
---|---|
Humerus | 213.5 mm (estimated) |
Ulna | 290.1 mm |
Metacarpal IV | 459.8 mm (estimated) |
Digit IV Phalanx I | 518.3 mm (estimated) |
Digit IV Phalanx II | 421.9 mm (estimated) |
Digit IV Phalanx III | 307.4 mm (estimated) |
Digit IV Phalanx IV | 153.9 mm (estimated) |
Estimated Individual Wing Length = 2.4 m | |
Total Estimated Wingspan = 4.8 m |
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Fernandes, A.E.; Mateus, O.; Andres, B.; Polcyn, M.J.; Schulp, A.S.; Gonçalves, A.O.; Jacobs, L.L. Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola. Diversity 2022, 14, 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090741
Fernandes AE, Mateus O, Andres B, Polcyn MJ, Schulp AS, Gonçalves AO, Jacobs LL. Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola. Diversity. 2022; 14(9):741. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090741
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernandes, Alexandra E., Octávio Mateus, Brian Andres, Michael J. Polcyn, Anne S. Schulp, António Olímpio Gonçalves, and Louis L. Jacobs. 2022. "Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola" Diversity 14, no. 9: 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090741