Belonochasma
Belonochasma (meaning "needle mouth") is a genus of reptile from the Mesozoic (possibly Jurassic) of Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.[2] The type species, B. aenigmaticum, was described in 1939.[1][3] It was once thought to be a pterosaur, but this was rejected by Oskar Kuhn in 1961,[4] and upheld by Peter Wellnhofer in 1978.[5]
| Belonochasma Temporal range: unknown | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Belonochasma Broili, 1939[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Belonochasma aenigmaticum Broili, 1939 | |
References
- S. B. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., 1939, page 136
- The etymology and a brief history of Belonochasma.
- Hanson, Mike (12 November 2008). "The Pterosaur Species List" (PDF). The Pterosauria. Archosauria.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- Kuhn, Oskar (1961). Die Familien der Rezenten und fossilen Amphibien und Reptilien (in German). Bamberg: Meisenbach. p. 79.
- Wellnhofer, Peter (1978). Pterosauria. Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie 19 (in German). p. 67. ISBN 978-3-437-30269-5.
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