Veldmeijer, A. J., Meijer, H.J.M., &  Signore, M.
Description of Pterosaurian (Pterodactyloidea: Anhangueridae, Brasileodactylus) remains from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil 

Veldmeijer, A.J., Meijer, H.J.M. & Signore, M., 2009 - Description of Pterosaurian (Pterodactyloidea: Anhangueridae, Brasileodactylus) remains from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil - DEINSEA 13: 9-40 [ISSN 0923-9308]. Published online 5 May 2009

A near-complete mandible (SMNS 55414) and a partial skeleton, including a fragment of maxilla (BSP 1991 I 27), from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation (Romualdo Member) of Brazil are described and classified. Both have been assigned to Brasileodactylus. The results are being viewed in the light of the ongoing discussion about Ornithocheiridae-Anhangueridae problem as pinpointed by Veldmeijer (2006). Note, however, that due to the long time it took the editors to publish the present work, recent literature, such as Rodriques & Kellner (2008), is not included in the discussion.

Correspondence: André J. Veldmeijer*, Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam, P.O. Box 23452, NL-3001 KL Rotterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail veldmeijer@palarch.nl; Hanneke J.M. Meijer, Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, Postbus 9517, NL-2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands; Marco Signore, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, L.go S.Marcellino 10, 80132 Napoli, Italy. [* corresponding author]

Key words: Brasileodactylus, Anhanguera, Coloborhynchus, Criorhynchus, Anhangueridae, Ornithocheiridae, Lower Cretaceous, Santana Formation, Romualdo, Chapada do Araripe

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