Ornithocheirus: Research Database Ornithocheiridae (Pterosauria) · Early Cretaceous (~130–112 MYA) · South America — Brazil (Santana do Cariri, Araripe Basin); Europe — England Research Note: Ornithocheirus was an ornithocheirid pterosaur known from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil (Araripe Basin) and England (Wealden Group). As one of the historically first pterosaurs described from the Cretaceous, … Read more
In Depth Despite the fact that Mythunga is only known from a partial skull it is still one of the best preserved Australian pterosaur fossils which are in themselves rare from Australia. This is not to say that Australia didn’t have its fair share of pterosaurs, just that they did not preserve very well in … Read more
Ferrodraco: Research Database Pterodactyloidea (Pterosauria) · Late Cretaceous (~97 MYA) · Australia (Queensland, Winton Formation) Research Note: Ferrodraco was a pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia — one of the last known pterosaurs and an important taxon for understanding pterosaur evolution in the Cretaceous of Gondwana. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more