Lacusovagus
| Lacusovagus | |
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| Holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Clade: | † Neoazhdarchia
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| Family: | †Chaoyangopteridae (?) |
| Genus: | †Lacusovagus Witton, 2008 |
| Species: | †L. magnificens
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| Binomial name | |
| †Lacusovagus magnificens Witton, 2008
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Lacusovagus (meaning "lake wanderer") is a
Mark Witton. The type species is L. magnificens, meaning "grand lake wanderer", in reference to its large size—it is currently the largest pterosaur known from the Crato Formation with an estimated wingspan of approximately 4 metres (13 ft) and a body mass of 30 kg (66 lb).[1][2]
Lacusovagus shares many characteristics with the basal azhdarchoid family
Thalassodromidae.[3]
See also
References
- ^ .
- ISBN 9780691232218.
- PMID 28950013.