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Gigantic Pterosaurs also lived in Latest Cretaceous Mongolia

Started by ZoPteryx, October 07, 2017, 04:47:09 AM

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October 07, 2017, 04:47:09 AM
A new (pay-walled) paper describes cervical vertebrae from a gigantic pterosaur from the Campanian-Maastrichtian age Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.  Though left unnamed, this is clearly one of the largest pterosaurs known and the first pterosaur of any size from the well explored Nemegt Formation.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2017.1361431?journalCode=ujvp20

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October 07, 2017, 05:11:01 AM Last Edit: October 07, 2017, 05:11:44 AM by Reptilia
As big as Quetzalcoatlus?

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October 10, 2017, 06:12:17 AM
Quote from: Reptilia on October 07, 2017, 05:11:01 AM
As big as Quetzalcoatlus?

In the same ball park, yes.

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