Lusognathus
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.
| Lusognathus Temporal range: Late Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Holotype upper jaw | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Infraorder: | †Archaeopterodactyloidea |
| Clade: | †Euctenochasmatia |
| Clade: | †Ctenochasmatoidea |
| Family: | †Ctenochasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | †Gnathosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Lusognathus Fernandes et al., 2023 |
| Species: | †L. almadrava |
| Binomial name | |
| †Lusognathus almadrava Fernandes et al., 2023 | |
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