Montanazhdarcho minor Padian et al. 1995 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Alternative combination: Montanazhdarcho minori

Full reference: K. Padian, A. J. de Ricqles, and J. R. Horner. 1995. Bone histology determines identification of a new fossil taxon of pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria). Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Science, Serie II (320)77-84

Belongs to Montanazhdarcho according to D. M. Unwin 2003

See also Horner et al. 2001 and Padian et al. 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MOR 691, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Azhdarchid pterosaur, Glacier County [PROXY], which is in a Campanian channel sandstone in the Two Medicine Formation of Montana.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Azhdarchid pterosaur, Glacier County [PROXY]

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