Reinterpretation of Bakiribu waridza from the Romualdo Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of Brazil: a fish not a pterosaur
David M. Unwin, Roy E. Smith, Samuel Lewis Cooper, David M. Martill
The paper reinterprets fossil remains previously identified as a pterosaur as part of a fish's gill arch apparatus, highlighting a historical misidentification similar to a mid-20th-century case.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPaleontology