Azhdarchid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of Utah, USA

Autor:	Joseph A. Frederickson, Joshua E. Cohen, Jeff L. Berry, Richard L. Cifelli, Tyler C. Hunt
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	010506 paleontology Mature adult Paleontology Anatomy 010502 geochemistry & geophysics Skeletal material 01 natural sciences Wingspan Metacarpal IV Geology Cretaceous 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Zdroj:	Cretaceous Research. 86:60-65
ISSN:	0195-6671
Popis:	Azhdarchids are large pterosaurs from the Cretaceous, known mostly from fragmentary skeletal material. Here, we describe an azhdarchid pterosaur (OMNH 22014) collected from the middle Turonian Smoky Hollow Member of the Straight Cliffs Formation, Utah. The specimen is a partial metacarpal IV, with three-dimensional preservation including the distal half of the shaft and the distal condyles. The specimen is from a skeletally mature adult, with a maximum wingspan estimate of 4.7 m.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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