Kariridraco
| Kariridraco Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Tapejaridae |
| Subfamily: | †Thalassodrominae |
| Genus: | †Kariridraco Cerqueira et al., 2021 |
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| †Kariridraco dianae Cerqueira et al., 2021
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Kariridraco is a genus of tapejarid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-aged Romualdo Formation, Brazil. The genus contains a single species, Kariridraco dianae.[1]
Discovery and naming
The new genus and species Kariridraco dianae was named based on the holotype MPSC R 1056, a fairly complete skull and the first four neck vertebrae. The generic name refers to the Kariri people of the Araripe Plateau, while the specific name refers to Diana Prince, alter ego of the DC Comics superheroine Wonder Woman.[1]
Phylogeny
Cerqueira et al. performed a phylogenetic analysis and placed Kariridraco in the Thalassodrominae, which, like many recent studies, is recovered as a subfamily of the family Tapejaridae. Their cladogram is shown below:[1]
References
- ^ a b c Cerqueira GM, Santos MA, Marks MF, Sayão JM, Pinheiro FL (2021). "A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil and the paleobiogeography of the Tapejaridae". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 66. doi:10.4202/app.00848.2020..
