Fragmentary cervical vertebral elements of a gigantic pterosaur are described from the upper Campanian—Maastrichtian Nemegt Formation in the Gobi Desert. With an estimated width of a posterior centrum across the postexapophyses of 198 mm, this taxon represents one of the largest pterosaurs currently known. This is the first discovery of a pterosaur from the Nemegt Formation, adding further evidence that gigantic pterosaurs were widely distributed in Eurasia and North America during the latest Cretaceous.
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1 September 2017
Gigantic Pterosaurian Remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia
Takanobu Tsuihiji,
Brian Andres,
Patrick M. O'Connor,
Mahito Watabe,
Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar,
Buuvei Mainbayar
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