Alcione elainus
Genus of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alcione is a genus of pterosaur from the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, dating back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period. Only one species, A. elainus, is known. This pterosaur lived in a marine environment alongside several other pterosaurs, including Simurghia and Barbaridactylus.
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Alcione elainus | |
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A, humerus of holotype; B, radius and ulna of holotype; C, sternum of holotype; D, referred metacarpal IV; E, metacarpal IV and scapulocoracoid of holotype; F, femur of holotype. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Aponyctosauria |
Genus: | †Alcione Longrich et al., 2018 |
Species: | †A. elainus |
Binomial name | |
†Alcione elainus Longrich et al., 2018 | |
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