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Wild Safari Pterosaur

Started by sauroid, November 18, 2014, 12:09:01 PM

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sauroid

do you have any idea exactly what genus/species of Pterosaur this is?

is it an Anhanguera?
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Rathalosaurus

I remember that Safari said, that the Species is not identified. :)
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Arul

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Quote from: Rathalosaurus on November 18, 2014, 12:48:32 PM
I remember that Safari said, that the Species is not identified. :)

Emm like tylosaurus or mosasaurus ?

CityRaptor

No, those were atleast identified on their genus level.
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Georassic

It's still an unnamed species discovered by Paul Sereno about 10 years ago, unless I've missed some recent ptero-news and it's been described. Google "Sereno's African pterosaur"... There are a few photos online of Sereno with a full-size model of it, even the Safari' figure's color scheme looks similar.

Pachyrhinosaurus

I've always called it an anhanguera, but I, too remember discussion about it being an unnamed "African Pterosaur"
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sauroid

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Dinoguy2

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Anhanguerids/ornithocheirids are all pretty much identical except for small differences in their tooth position and crests.

This one seems to have long forwRd facing front teeth all in a single row, not double decker, and a crest that starts farther back than the snout tip. The crest is also pretty low and sloped with a large lower crest. That would probably make it a juvenile Anhanguera araripensis or piscator . http://archosaurian.deviantart.com/art/Araripe-Ornithocheiroids-184172350

The African Pterosaur is not known from any skull bones which is why it was not named, so they probably just slapped an Anhanguera skull to complete the model.
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Arul

Is there any safari ltd pterosaur who lived together with tylosaurus ?

Manatee

Quote from: ARUL on November 23, 2014, 11:41:17 AM
Is there any safari ltd pterosaur who lived together with tylosaurus ?
Yes, Pteranodon.

Arul

Quote from: Manatee on November 23, 2014, 12:26:34 PM
Quote from: ARUL on November 23, 2014, 11:41:17 AM
Is there any safari ltd pterosaur who lived together with tylosaurus ?
Yes, Pteranodon.
Thanks manatee  ;)

Sim

Quote from: Dinoguy2 on November 22, 2014, 12:57:36 PM
Anhanguerids/ornithocheirids are all pretty much identical except for small differences in their tooth position and crests.

This one seems to have long forwRd facing front teeth all in a single row, not double decker, and a crest that starts farther back than the snout tip. The crest is also pretty low and sloped with a large lower crest. That would probably make it a juvenile Anhanguera araripensis or piscator . http://archosaurian.deviantart.com/art/Araripe-Ornithocheiroids-184172350

The African Pterosaur is not known from any skull bones which is why it was not named, so they probably just slapped an Anhanguera skull to complete the model.
Thanks for explaining this Dinoguy2!  I'd been wondering why the African Pterosaur hadn't been named yet.  I didn't know its skull is completely unknown.