GnathostomataAzhdarchoideaMOR 691

Montanazhdarcho minor

Montanazhdarcho minor — known skeletal material (MOR 691), left lateral view; preserved elements in white against a black body silhouette.
Known material · Scale bar = 25 centimeters
Taxon
Montanazhdarcho minor Padian et al., 1995
Specimen
MOR 691
Estimated length
~1.2 m (4 feet)
View
Left lateral
Basis
Known material only — too incompletely known to restore
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2015
Clade
  1. Gnathostomata
  2. Tetrapoda
  3. Amniota
  4. Sauropsida
  5. Archosauromorpha
  6. Archosauria
  7. Avemetatarsalia
  8. Pterosauria
  9. Pterodactyloidea
  10. Azhdarchoidea

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A Late Cretaceous azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana. While modest in size for an azhdarchid, with a roughly 2.5-meter (8 foot) wingspan, Montanazhdarcho would be a giant among flying birds today. While much of one wing is known, unfortunately the rest of the skeleton is barely known.

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