Cearadactylus
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Cearadactylus is an extinct genus of large anhanguerid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of Brazil. The only known species is C. atrox, described and named in 1985 by Giuseppe Leo
Cearadactylus atrox holotype
Model in Poland showing how the jaws were originally reconstructed
Fossil specimen in Japan
Life restoration
Romualdo Formation
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The Romualdo Formation is a geologic Konservat-Lagerstätte in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin where the states of Pernambuco, Piauí and Ceará come together. The geological formation, previously de
Cearadactylus
…Cearadactylus is an extinct genus of large anhanguerid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Albian age) Romualdo Formation of Brazil. The only known species is C. atrox, described and named in 1985 by Giuseppe Leonardi and Guido Borgomanero. The name refers to the Brazilian…
Fossils of Anhanguera (top) and Santanadactylus (bottom) from the Romualdo Formation
Outcrop and interpretation of the Romualdo Formation
Outcrop of the Romualdo and Ipubi Formations
Araripesuchus wegeneri