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		Cearadactylus
Anurognathus			Dimorphodon

Name means:
"Ceara finger"

Pronounced:
say-ahr-ah-DAK-ti-lus

Species:
C. atrox

Named by:
Leonardi & Borgomanero, 1985

Wingspan:
4 metres (13ft)

When:
Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Distribution:
Brazil

Classification:
Pterosauria | Pterodactyloidea | ?Ctenochasmatidae

Cearadactylus is an extinct genus of large, Early Cretaceous (Albian) pterosaur from South America. Its wingspan was by the describers estimated to have been around 4 metres (13 ft), with a weight of perhaps 15 kilograms (33 lb) and a wingspan of 5.5 metres. In the wider front of the jaws very large and robust teeth are projecting outwards, forming a sort of "rosette". This kinked upper jaw and its interlocking teeth suggest a piscivourous diet, allowing the animal to keep hold of slippery fish.