@article {10.7717/peerj.16048,
	title = {A new gnathosaurine (Pterosauria, Archaeopterodactyloidea) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal},
	journal = {PeerJ},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2023},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	pages = {e16048},
	abstract = {<p>An incomplete, yet remarkably-sized dentated rostrum and associated partial cervical vertebrae of a pterosaur (ML 2554) were recently discovered from the Late Jurassic (Late Kimmeridgian-Early Tithonian) Lourinh{\~a} Formation of Praia do Cani{\c c}al, of central west Portugal. This specimen exhibits features such as a spatulated anterior expansion of the rostrum, robust comb-like dentition, and pronounced rims of the tooth alveoli, indicating gnathosaurine affinities. Based on its further unique tooth and dentary morphology, a new genus and species, \textit{Lusognathus almadrava} gen. et spec. nov., is proposed, making this the first named pterosaur species found within Portugal. The presence of this taxon adds yet another element to the fluvio-deltaic lagoonal environment that has been suggested as representative of the Lourinh{\~a} Formation in the Late Jurassic, further contributing to the diversity and distribution of gnathosaurines worldwide.</p>
},
	keywords = {Gnathosaurinae, Jurassic, Portugal, Pterodactyloidea, Pterosauria},
	issn = {2167-8359},
	doi = {10.7717/peerj.16048},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16048},
	attachments = {https://docentes.fct.unl.pt/sites/default/files/omateus/files/fernandes_et_al_2023_lusognathus_peerj-16048.pdf},
	author = {Fernandes, Alexandra E and Beccari, Victor and Kellner, Alexander W. A. and Mateus,Oct{\'a}vio}
}
