Muzquizopteryx

Muzquizopteryx


Eumetazoa

Muzquizopteryx
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 85.8 Ma
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Family: †Nyctosauridae
Genus: †Muzquizopteryx
Frey et al., 2006
Species: †M. coahuilensis
Frey et al., 2006
Species
  • M. coahuilensis Frey et al., 2006 (type)

Muzquizopteryx was a genus of pterosaur (flying reptile) from the Late Cretaceous of what is now Coahuila, Mexico. It is based on a nearly complete, articulated skeleton that includes soft tissue remains from the arms, from Coniacian-aged rocks. It was described as a nyctosaurid, but as Nyctosaurus is sometimes included with the pteranodontids, it too may belong in that family. It was small for these animals, with a wingspan of around 2 m (6.6 ft).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Frey, E., Buchy, M.-C., Stinnesbeck, W., González, A.G., and di Stefano, A. (2006). Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis n.g., n. sp., a nyctosaurid pterosaur with soft tissue preservation from the Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of northeast Mexico (Coahuila). Oryctos 6:19-39.


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