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Have you always been fascinated with pterodactyls?
If so, then you're bound to love the Montanazhdarcho, an Azhdarchoidea pterosaur that was present in the Late Cretaceous period.
The first fossil remains were found in the Montana state. Going through the bone fragments and vertebra of this species, it had a significant wingspan. Studies done on the bone remains also point out that the individual was an adult. Its fossils were assigned the holotype of MOR 691 and the genus was named by the trip of Kevin Padian, Jack Horner, and Armand de Ricqlès in 1993. They also assigned the full classification in 2002.
You say the name as mon-tan-ah-az-dar-ko.
The classification of this genus is of Azhdarchoid Pterosaurs.
It's said to have been present during the Late Cretaceous period.
This reptilia species might have gone extinct around 72 million years ago as the Campanian age ended.
The remains of this Azhdarchoidea species were found in the Montana state in the Two Medicine Formation by Robert W. Harmon.
As Azhdarchidae pterosaurs, this dinosaur would have been present in both avian and terrestrial habitats.
It would have lived with other animals, especially in areas dominated by small prey.
The life expectancy of this species is not known.
Like other reptilia species, it would have reproduced by laying eggs.
We don't know much about its appearance, but this dinosaur would have had a long wingspan.
Not many fossil have been found to tell the exact number of bones. The first fossil discovery included partial left-wing, three-finger phalanges of its wings, an entire shoulder girdle bone, and a crushed cervical vertebra or neck vertebra. Parts of jaws were also recovered, showing that it didn't have teeth.
They probably communicated by making sounds.
From the fossil remains, the estimated wingspan of this Azhdarchoidea species was calculated as 8.2 ft (2.5 m). In comparison, the Beipiaopterus, another Pterodactyloidea species, is said to have had a wingspan of 3.3 ft (1 m).
We don't know much about the speed of this species, but pterodactyls were known to have flying speeds near 56 mph (90 kph).
There's no information about its weight.
There aren't separate names for the sexes.
A baby was known as a hatchling.
We don't know much about how aggressive it would have been.
The genus name of Montanazhdarcho is made by fusing the name of the state where the first fossil was found, Montana, along with the related Azhdarchidae species of Azhdarcho.
*We've been unable to source an image of Montanazhdarcho and have used an image of Pterosaur instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Montanazhdarcho, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].
*We've been unable to source an image of Montanazhdarcho and have used an image of Pterosaur instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Montanazhdarcho, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].
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We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
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