Alternative combinations: Coloborhynchus araripensis, Santanadactylus araripensis
Full reference: P. Wellnhofer. 1985. Neue Pterosaurier aus der Santana-Formation (Apt) der Chapada do Araripe, Brasilien. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 187:105-182
Belongs to Anhanguera according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Kellner and Tomida 2000, Rodrigues and Kellner 2008, Veldmeijer 2003, Veldmeijer et al. 2006 and Wellnhofer 1985
Sister taxa: Anhanguera blittersdorffi, Anhanguera cuvieri, Anhanguera ligabuei, Anhanguera piscator, Anhanguera robustus, Anhanguera santanae
Type specimen: BSP 1982 I 89, a partial skeleton (Partial skull and postcranial material). Its type locality is Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general), which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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