First report of pterosaur remains from the Lower Cretaceous Quiricó Formation, São Francisco Basin (Minas Gerais), Brazil

Abstract The record of pterosaur fossils in Brazil is significant, however, it remains limited to a few sedimentary basins from the Cretaceous period. This study describes an isolated pterosaur tooth assigned to Ornithocheiriformes, collected from the Quiricó Formation, São Francisco Basin, Early Cr...

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Published in:	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Main Authors:	FLÁVIA SIBELE F. FIALHO, RODRIGO M. SANTUCCI, MARIANA S. GOMES, DERMEVAL A. DO CARMO
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2025-09-01
Subjects:	pterosaur Quiricó Formation Lower Cretaceous Aptian Ornithocheiriformes tooth
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652025001001212&lng=en&tlng=en