Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea)

Averianov, Alexander O.; Ekrt, Boris

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.02.011

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“…In western France (Châteauneuf, Vendée) a few isolated vertebrate fossils from upper Turonian shallow-water limestones document the occurrence of indeterminate turtles, crocodylians, and possibly theropod dinosaurs (Buffetaut and Pouit, 1994;Buffetaut et al, 1991). Isolated, fragmentary remains of ornithocheirid pterosaurs from the basal members of the White Chalk Subgroup (UK) and a partial wing skeleton of a possible azhdarchoid (Cretornis) were reported from the Jizera Formation (Czech Republic; Averianov and Ekrt, 2015;Frič, 1881). Besides body fossils, an undescribed dinosaur tracksite from the Iberian Peninsula (Asturias, northern Spain), was mentioned by Ruiz-Omeñaca et al (2009).…”

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Vertebrate remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) Gosau Group of Gams, Austria

Ősi

Szabó

Kollmann

et al. 2019

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is described here. The material consists of teeth and bones of chondrichthyan (Selachimorpha indet., Ptychotrygon gueveli) and osteichthyan fishes (cf. Lepisosteus sp., Vidalamiinae indet., Pycnodontidae indet.), amphibians (cf. Thaumastosaurus sp.), lizards ('Lacertilia' indet.), mosasauroids (Tethysaurinae indet.), Theriosuchus-like and other, peculiar crocodyliforms and theropod dinosaurs (cf. Paronychodon sp.). The faunal composition is most similar to the Santonian fauna of Iharkút, western Hungary, a phenomenon that can be explained by the spatial and temporal closeness of the two landmasses. The Gams assemblage is of great importance since continental vertebrates from the Cenomanian to Santonian interval of Europe are extremely scarce, and it provides a small but significant link between older and younger vertebrate faunas in the region.

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Vertebrate remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) Gosau Group of Gams, Austria

Ősi

Szabó

Kollmann

et al. 2019

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“…Recent phylogenetic studies have generated contradictory results with regard to the position of the Santonian Bakonydraco . It was recovered as a tapejarid azhdarchoid in the analysis of Andres & Myers (), while Averianov & Ekrt () came to a more ambiguous conclusion, suggesting that it is either an azhdarchid, or a sister taxon of a clade comprising Azhdarchidae and Chaoyangopteridae. However, as these authors admit, their results should be treated with caution as they are based on limited mandibular characters.…”

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Partial mandible of a giant pterosaur from the uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of the Hațeg Basin, Romania

Vremir¹,

Dyke

Csiki-Sava

et al. 2018

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We describe and interpret a posterior mandibular symphysis of a very large azhdarchid pterosaur. The specimen LPB (FGGUB) R.2347 exhibits a series of morphological characters present in both azhdarchid and tapejarid pterosaurs, suggesting a more basal position within the clade Azhdarchidae. This fossil was collected from Maastrichtian continental deposits near Vălioara in the Hațeg Basin, Romania, but cannot be confidently referred to the contemporaneous giant Hatzegopteryx thambema, also from Vălioara, due to the absence of overlapping skeletal elements. Remarkably, this mandibular symphysis shares a number of features the smaller azhdarchoid Bakonydraco galaczi from the Santonian of Hungary. Additional comparisons with previously described large‐sized azhdarchid mandibles indicate a certain degree of morphological and probably ecological disparity within the group. This specimen represents the largest pterosaur mandible ever found and provides insights into the anatomy of the enigmatic giant pterosaurs.

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

Cohen

Hunt

Frederickson

et al. 2018

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Cretornis hlavaci Frič, 1881 from the Upper Cretaceous of Czech Republic (Pterosauria, Azhdarchoidea)

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Vertebrate remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) Gosau Group of Gams, Austria

Vertebrate remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) Gosau Group of Gams, Austria

Partial mandible of a giant pterosaur from the uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of the Hațeg Basin, Romania

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

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