A new ornithocheirid pterosaur (Pterosauria: Ornithocheiridae) from the mid-Cretaceous Ifezouane Formation, Kem Kem Group of Morocco

Megan L. Jacobs; Roy E. Smith; Samir Zouhri

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106015

A new ornithocheirid pterosaur (Pterosauria: Ornithocheiridae) from the mid-Cretaceous Ifezouane Formation, Kem Kem Group of Morocco

Megan L. Jacobs, Roy E. Smith, Samir Zouhri

University of Hassan II Casablanca

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A new ornithocheirid pterosaur, Akharhynchus martilli gen. et. sp. nov. from the Ifezouane Formation, Kem Kem Group of Morocco is described, based on a well-preserved anterior rostrum fragment. It is assigned to a new genus based on one autapomorphy and a unique combination of synapomorphies, including the following: the medial rims of the first alveoli pair contact each other and the first alveoli pair are 50% smaller than the second alveoli pair. Comparative anatomy and a phylogenetic analysis demonstrate that Akharhynchus has affinities with Tropeognathus within Tropeognathinae.

Original language	English
Article number	106015
Number of pages	13
Journal	Cretaceous Research
Volume	166
Early online date	14 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106015
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2025

Keywords

Pterosauria
Ornithocheiridae
Kem Kem Group
Cretaceous
Morocco

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A new ornithocheirid pterosaur (Pterosauria: Ornithocheiridae) from the mid-Cretaceous Ifezouane Formation, Kem Kem Group of Morocco

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