Lusognathus

Lusognathus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Holotype upper jaw
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Family: †Ctenochasmatidae
Genus: †Lusognathus
Fernandes et al., 2023
Species:
†L. almadrava
Binomial name
†Lusognathus almadrava
Fernandes et al., 2023

Lusognathus (meaning "Lusitanian jaw") is an extinct genus of gnathosaurine pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. The genus contains a single species, Lusognathus almadrava, known from a parts of the upper jaw, teeth, and cervical vertebrae.

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