Tacuadactylus, the Glossary
Tacuadactylus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Uruguay.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: CT scan, Ctenochasmatidae, Gnathosaurus, Holotype, Late Jurassic, Pterosaur, Rostrum (anatomy), Sawfish, Specific name (zoology), Tacuarembó Formation, Type species, Uruguay.
- Ctenochasmatoids
- Jurassic Uruguay
- Jurassic pterosaurs of South America
- Tacuarembó Formation
CT scan
A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body.
Ctenochasmatidae
Ctenochasmatidae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. Tacuadactylus and Ctenochasmatidae are Ctenochasmatoids.
See Tacuadactylus and Ctenochasmatidae
Gnathosaurus
Gnathosaurus (meaning "jawed lizard") is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur containing two species: G. subulatus, named in 1833 from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany, and G. macrurus, known from the Purbeck Limestone of the UK. Tacuadactylus and Gnathosaurus are Ctenochasmatoids.
See Tacuadactylus and Gnathosaurus
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.
See Tacuadactylus and Holotype
Late Jurassic
The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.
See Tacuadactylus and Late Jurassic
Pterosaur
Pterosaurs (from Greek pteron and sauros, meaning "wing lizard") are an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order Pterosauria.
See Tacuadactylus and Pterosaur
Rostrum (anatomy)
Rostrum (from Latin rostrum, meaning beak) is a term used in anatomy for a number of phylogenetically unrelated structures in different groups of animals.
See Tacuadactylus and Rostrum (anatomy)
Sawfish
Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw.
Specific name (zoology)
In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).
See Tacuadactylus and Specific name (zoology)
Tacuarembó Formation
The Tacuarembó Formation is a Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) geologic formation of the eponymous department in northern Uruguay. Tacuadactylus and Tacuarembó Formation are Jurassic Uruguay.
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Type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).
See Tacuadactylus and Type species
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.
See also
Ctenochasmatoids
- Aerodactylus
- Ardeadactylus
- Aurorazhdarcho
- Balaenognathus
- Beipiaopterus
- Cathayopterus
- Cratonopterus
- Ctenochasma
- Ctenochasmatidae
- Ctenochasmatoidea
- Cycnorhamphus
- Elanodactylus
- Eosipterus
- Feilongus
- Forfexopterus
- Gallodactylidae
- Gegepterus
- Gladocephaloideus
- Gnathosaurus
- Huanhepterus
- Kepodactylus
- Liaodactylus
- Lusognathus
- Moganopterus
- Otogopterus
- Petrodactyle
- Plataleorhynchus
- Pterodaustro
- Pterofiltrus
- Tacuadactylus
Jurassic Uruguay
- Tacuadactylus
- Tacuarembó Formation
- Tacuarembemys
Jurassic pterosaurs of South America
- Tacuadactylus
Tacuarembó Formation
- Ceratosaurus
- Meridiosaurus
- Tacuadactylus
- Tacuarembó Formation
- Tacuarembemys
- Torvosaurus