Thanatosdrakon Ortiz David et al. 2022 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Full reference: L. D. Ortiz David, B. J. González Riga, and A. W. A. Kellner. 2022. Thanatosdrakon amaru, gen. et sp. nov., a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the upper Cretaceous of Argentina. Cretaceous Research 137:105228

Parent taxon: Quetzalcoatlinae according to L. D. Ortiz David et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Infernodrakon, Quetzalcoatlus, Wellnhopterus

Subtaxa: Thanatosdrakon amaru

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Type: Thanatosdrakon amaru

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Agua del Padrillo (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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