- Belonochasma
Taxobox
name = "Belonochasma"
fossil_range =Mesozoic
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
infraphylum =Gnathostomata
genus = "Belonochasma"
genus_authority = Broili, 1939
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =
* "B. aenigmaticum" Broili, 1939 (type species )"Belonochasma" (meaning "needle mouth") is a
genus of gnathostome from theMesozoic ofFranconia ,Bavaria ,Germany . It was once thought to be apterosaur , but this was rejected byOskar Kuhn in 1961,cite book |last=Kuhn |first=Oskar |authorlink=Oskar Kuhn |year=1961 |title=Die Familien der Rezenten und fossilen Amphibien und Reptilien |publisher=Meisenbach |location=Bamberg |pages=79 |isbn= |language=German ] and upheld byPeter Wellnhofer in 1978.cite book |last=Wellnhofer |first=Peter |authorlink=Peter Wellnhofer |year=1978 |series=Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie 19 |title=Pterosauria |pages=67 |isbn=3437302698 |language=German ]References
External links
* [http://dml.cmnh.org/2004May/msg00054.html The etymology and a brief history of "Belonochasma"] .
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