Tropeognathus

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Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Ornithocheiridae
Genus: Tropeognathus
Wellnhofer, 1987
Species
  • T. mesembrinus
  • T. robustus

Tropeognathus was a large pterosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of South America. It was an ornithocheirid, a family of pterosaurs known for their keel-tipped snouts, and was closely related to Anhanguera.

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