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ABSTRACT 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… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT 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.
Journal Title: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Year Published: 2017
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