Arthurdactylus
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| Arthurdactylus conandoylei Frey,E. & Martill, D.M., 1994 |
Another pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Santana Formation of Brazil, Arthurdactylus was a large animal with a wingspan of 4.6 meters. The skeleton is reasonably complete, lacking only a skull and some cervical vertebrae.
It was named in honor of Arthur Conan Doyle, who featured large reptilian pterosaurs in his novel The Lost World.
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