Blittersdorffia Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b

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Genus Blittersdorffia Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b

Blittersdorffia Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b: 375 . Type species. Blittersdorffia pleoneura Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b: 375 (by original designation).

Brazilian species

Blittersdorffia dicotomica Martins-Neto, 1990

Type locality. Fazenda Tatajuba , Santana do Cariri municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: CV-6012 ( CV / MZUSP).

Blittersdorffia pleoneura Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b

Type locality. Precise locality unknown, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: CD-I-002 (Desirèe collection, MN-UFRJ).

Blittersdorffia polyplusia Martins-Neto, 1997

Type locality. Precise location unknown, probably between the municipalities of Nova Olinda and Santana do Cariri, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: AMNH-43288 ( AMNH).

General notes.The holotype and other specimens have been returned to Brazil and are deposited in the MZUSP ( Behrensmeyer and Turner, 2013) .

Blittersdorffta pulcherrima Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1997

Type locality. Fazenda Tatajuba , Santana do Cariri municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: CV-2080 ( CV / MZUSP).

Blittersdorffta volkheimeri Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989c Blittersdorffta volkheimeri Martins-Neto, 1994 (unavaiable)

Type locality. Nova Olinda-Santana do Cariri road, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: GP/lT-1629 ( IGc / USP).

Genus Pseudonymphes Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b Pseudonymphes Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b: 376 . Type species. Pseudonymphes araripensis Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b: 376 (by original designation).

Brazilian species

Pseudonymphes araripensis Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989b

Type species. Precise location unknown, near Santana do Cariri municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: CV-1542 ( CV / MZUSP).

Taxonomic notes. Pseudonymphes araripensis paratype CV- 214 was subsequently designated as the holotype ofPseudonymphes ponomarenkoi .

Pseudonymphes brunherottae Martins-Neto, 1994

Type locality. Precise location unknown, near Nova Olinda municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: UG/1T-44 ( IGc / USP).

Pseudonymphes ponomarenkoi Martins-Neto, 1992a

Type locality. Precise location unknown, near Santana do Cariri municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: CV-214 ( CV / MZUSP).

Taxonomic notes. The holotype of P. ponomarenkoi is also a paratype of P. araripensis .

Pseudonymphes zambonii Martins-Neto, 1998

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: RGMN-TlO ( RGMN).