Araripesaurus is a genus a pterosaur belonging to the suborder Pterodactyloidea, it was discovered in the Romualdo Formation of the Santana Group in northeastern Brazil, which dates back to the Aptian and Albian of the Early Cretaceous.
Araripesaurus represents a pterosaur lineage classified under the Pterodactyloidea suborder. The fossil remains were discovered in the Romualdo Formation of the Santana Group in northeastern Brazil, dating to the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous period.