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What is Mythunga, and the contemporaries of Kronosaurus

Started by Halichoeres, November 28, 2018, 05:24:27 PM

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This paper reexamines the Cretaceous pterosaur Mythunga, which had previously been posited to be an archaeopterodactyloid, and concludes that it is an anhanguerian instead. It includes a reconstruction of the fragmentary specimen with Anhanguera used to fill in the many gaps.





Maybe more interesting, they review all the fauna of the formation, which includes the famous Kronosaurus. It's really quite rich, including sharks, actinopterygian fishes, turtles, ichthyosaurs (some of the last ichthyosaurs, in fact), other plesiosaurs and pterosaurs, small pieces of dinosaurs, and the early bird Nanantius. Cool stuff!

Appears to be open access, but I have a pdf if not.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667118302775
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