On a new crested pterodactyloid from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula and the radiation of the clade Anhangueria

The pterosaur record from the Iberian Peninsula is mostly scarce and undefined, but in the last few years some new taxa have been described from different Lower Cretaceous sites of Spain. Here we describe a new genus and species of toothed pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian of the Iberian P...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2019-03, Vol.9 (1), p.4940-4940, Article 4940
Main Authors: Holgado, Borja, Pêgas, Rodrigo V, Canudo, José Ignacio, Fortuny, Josep, Rodrigues, Taissa, Company, Julio, Kellner, Alexander W A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
China
Dinosaurs - genetics
Fossils
Genetic Speciation
New genera
New species
New taxa
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Spain
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Summary:The pterosaur record from the Iberian Peninsula is mostly scarce and undefined, but in the last few years some new taxa have been described from different Lower Cretaceous sites of Spain. Here we describe a new genus and species of toothed pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian of the Iberian Peninsula, Iberodactylus andreui gen. et sp. nov., that shows a close and rather unexpected relationship with Hamipterus tianshanensis from China. A review of the phylogenetic relationships of the Anhangueria reveals a new family of pterodactyloid pterosaurs, the Hamipteridae fam. nov. being recovered as sister-group of the Anhangueridae. This latter clade can be in turn divided into the new clades Anhanguerinae and Coloborhynchinae. The close relationships of Iberodactylus and Hamipterus shows an interesting palaeobiogeographical correlation between the Chinese and Iberian pterosaur faunas during the Barremian (Lower Cretaceous). The discovery of Iberodactylus strongly suggests that the clade Anhangueria has clear ancestral ties in eastern Laurasia.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-41280-4