Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae
Full reference: D. A. Lawson. 1975. Could pterosaurs fly?. Science 188:676-677
Belongs to Quetzalcoatlus according to B. Andres and W. Langston 2021
See also Andres et al. 2014, Frey and Stinnesbeck 2014, Hunt and Lehman 2008, Murry et al. 1991, Nessov 1991 and Unwin 2003
Sister taxon: Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni
Type specimen: TMM 41450-3, a set of postcrania (Partial forelimb). Its type locality is TMM 41450, Dawson Creek, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial sandstone in the Javelina Formation of Texas.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (6: Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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