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Hintighernia is a genus of tapejarid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Marly Chalk Formation of England. The type species, Hintighernia edingerae was described in November 2026 by Rodrigo V. Pêgas and colleagues, translating to “Edinger’s Lord of Paths.”
| Hintighernia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous(Cenomanian) | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | Tapejaridae |
| Subfamily: | Sinopterinae |
| Genus: | Hintighernia |
| Type species | |
| Hintighernia edingerae | |
Discovery and naming
[edit]The holotype of Hintighernia was originally discovered in the 1860s, with the specimen consisting of a partial cranium and a fragment of the rostrum. Later in 1914, it was referred to as Ornithostoma, a poorly known azhdarchoid pterosaur by amateur paleontologist Reginald W. Hooley. In 2026, the specimen was renamed after German-American paleontologist Johanna “Tilly” Edinger, being described as a new genus, Hintighernia.
Description
[edit]Based on Micro-CT scans of the cranium, the cranial neuroanatomy of Hintighernia including the upper temporal fenestra seem to resemble that of Tapejara wellnhoferi, a Brazilian Tapejarid with additional remains also can be referred to as material of Tapejaridae.[1]
Paleobiology
[edit]Like many Tapejarids, though unknown, it is possible Hintighernia was also herbivorous, acting as a frugivore or granivore. It is also most likely it possessed a bony crest, as all members of Tapejaridae do, to probably serve as social display and species recognition.
Paleoecology
[edit]The Marly Chalk Formation was formed in a marine basin(or sea) which supported many aquatic invertebrates, such as coccolithophores based on formations of chalk and possibly supported a lot of bottom dwelling animals, such as burrowing worms and bivalves[2].
References
[edit]https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Bioturbated-marly-chalk-the-typical-facies-in-the-central-portion-of-the-upper-Tuxen_fig5_364165534https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag162