Muzquizopteryx
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| Muzquizopteryx Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis Frey, Buchy, Stinnesbeck, González, and di Stefano, 2006 |
Muzquizopteryx was a genus of pterosaur (flying reptile) from the Late Cretaceous of what is now Coahuila, Mexico. It is based on a nearly complete, articulated skeleton that includes soft tissue remains from the arms, from Coniacian-aged rocks. It was described as a nyctosaurid, but as Nyctosaurus is sometimes included with the pteranodontids, it too may belong in that family. It was small for these animals, with a wingspan of around 2 m (6.6 ft).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Frey, E., Buchy, M.-C., Stinnesbeck, W., González, A.G., and di Stefano, A. (2006). Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis n.g., n. sp., a nyctosaurid pterosaur with soft tissue preservation from the Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of northeast Mexico (Coahuila). Oryctos 6:19-39.
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