Bennettazhia
Genus of tapejaromorph pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bennettazhia is a genus of tapejaromorph pterosaur which lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous from what is now the Hudspeth Formation of the state of Oregon in the United States. Although originally identified as a species of the pteranodontoid pterosaur Pteranodon, Bennettazhia is now thought to have been a different animal. The type and only species is B. oregonensis.
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Skeletal diagram of Bennettazhia oregonensis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Tapejaromorpha |
Genus: | †Bennettazhia Nesov, 1991 |
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†Pteranodon oregonensis Gilmore, 1928 | |
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