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| '''''Melkamter''''' (meaning "winged lizard") is an ] genus of ]n pterosaurs from the ] ] of Argentina. The genus contains a ], '''''M. pateko''''', known from a partial skull and fragmentary postcranium. ''Melkamter'' represents the oldest known monofenestratan pterosaur in the fossil record.<ref name="Melkamter">{{Cite journal |last1=Fernandes |first1=Alexandra E. |last2=Pol |first2=Diego |last3=Rauhut |first3=Oliver W. M. |date=2024-12-11 |title=The oldest monofenestratan pterosaur from the Queso Rallado locality (Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Toarcian) of Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina |journal=] |language=en |volume=11 |issue=12 |doi=10.1098/rsos.241238 |issn=2054-5703}}</ref> | '''''Melkamter''''' (meaning "winged lizard") is an ] genus of ]n pterosaurs from the ] ] of Argentina. The genus contains a ], '''''M. pateko''''', known from a partial skull and fragmentary postcranium. ''Melkamter'' represents the oldest known monofenestratan pterosaur in the fossil record.<ref name="Melkamter">{{Cite journal |last1=Fernandes |first1=Alexandra E. |last2=Pol |first2=Diego |last3=Rauhut |first3=Oliver W. M. |date=2024-12-11 |title=The oldest monofenestratan pterosaur from the Queso Rallado locality (Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Toarcian) of Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina |journal=] |language=en |volume=11 |issue=12 |doi=10.1098/rsos.241238 |issn=2054-5703}}</ref> | ||
| == Discovery and naming == | |||
| The ''Melkamter'' ] specimen, ]-PV 11530, was discovered in sediments of the ] (Queso Rallado locality) near the Cerro Cóndor village of ], Argentina. The specimen consists of a partial ] preserved on a ], two teeth, four ], a wing ], and other unidentified bone fragments.<ref name="Melkamter"/> | |||
| In 2024, Fernandes, Pol & Rauhut ] ''Melkamter pateko'' as a new genus and species of early monofenestratan pterosaurs based on these fossil remains. The ], ''Melkamter'', is derived from ] words ''mel'', meaning "wing" and ''kamter'', meaning "big lizard", referencing the etymology of clade ] (meaning "winged lizard" in ]). The ], ''pateko'', combines the Tehuelche words ''pate'', meaning "rasped" and ''ko'', meaning "set of bones", referencing the ] (Queso Rallado, meaning "grated cheese") and the broken preservation of the holotype.<ref name="Melkamter"/> | |||
| ''Melkamter'' is the fifth Jurassic pterosaur to be named from South America, following '']'' in 1975, '']'' in 2013, the coeval '']'' in 2016, and '']'' in 2021.<ref name="Melkamter"/> | |||
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Genus of monofenestratan pterosaurs
| Melkamter Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Toarcian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Clade: | †Pterodactylomorpha |
| Clade: | †Monofenestrata |
| Genus: | †Melkamter Fernandes, Pol & Rauhut, 2024 |
| Species: | †M. pateko |
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| †Melkamter pateko Fernandes, Pol & Rauhut, 2024 | |
Melkamter (meaning "winged lizard") is an extinct genus of monofenestratan pterosaurs from the Early Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, M. pateko, known from a partial skull and fragmentary postcranium. Melkamter represents the oldest known monofenestratan pterosaur in the fossil record.
Discovery and naming
The Melkamter holotype specimen, MPEF-PV 11530, was discovered in sediments of the Cañadón Asfalto Formation (Queso Rallado locality) near the Cerro Cóndor village of Chubut Province, Argentina. The specimen consists of a partial cranium preserved on a slab and counterslab, two teeth, four dorsal vertebrae, a wing metacarpal, and other unidentified bone fragments.
In 2024, Fernandes, Pol & Rauhut described Melkamter pateko as a new genus and species of early monofenestratan pterosaurs based on these fossil remains. The generic name, Melkamter, is derived from Tehuelche words mel, meaning "wing" and kamter, meaning "big lizard", referencing the etymology of clade Pterosauria (meaning "winged lizard" in Greek). The specific name, pateko, combines the Tehuelche words pate, meaning "rasped" and ko, meaning "set of bones", referencing the type locality (Queso Rallado, meaning "grated cheese") and the broken preservation of the holotype.
Melkamter is the fifth Jurassic pterosaur to be named from South America, following Herbstosaurus in 1975, Wenupteryx in 2013, the coeval Allkaruen in 2016, and Tacuadactylus in 2021.
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References
- ^ Fernandes, Alexandra E.; Pol, Diego; Rauhut, Oliver W. M. (2024-12-11). "The oldest monofenestratan pterosaur from the Queso Rallado locality (Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Toarcian) of Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina". Royal Society Open Science. 11 (12). doi:10.1098/rsos.241238. ISSN 2054-5703.
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