Barbaridactylus

Bar-bah-re-dak-ty-lus.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Barbaridactylus ‭(‬Barbary Coast finger‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bar-bah-re-dak-ty-lus.

Named By

Nicholas R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬David M.‭ ‬Martill‭ & ‬Brian Andres - 2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Pteranodontia,‭ ‬Nyctosauridae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬grandis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Morocco‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ouled Abdoun Basin.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Barbaridactylus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in North Africa during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Barbaridactylus has been identified as a nyctosauird pterosaur,‭ ‬a kind usually associated with coastal areas and hunting for fish.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLOS Biology.‭ ‬16‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬e2001663.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nicholas R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬David M.‭ ‬Martill‭ & ‬Brian Andres – 2018.

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