A ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Portland Limestone Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian) of southern England

• Published in: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association Vol. 136; no. 4; p. 101100
• Main Authors: Smith, Roy E., Martill, David M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Dorset; England; Late Jurassic; Pterodactyloidea; Pterosauria; Tithonian; Dorset; England; Pterosauria; Pterodactyloidea; Tithonian; Late Jurassic

A new specimen of pterosaurian mandible from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Portland Limestone Group of southern England is described. Morphological considerations permit assignment to Pterodactyloidea. The elongate slender mandible and numerous closely spaced alveoli suggest it is a member of the Ct...