Genus
Valid Extinct

Montanazhdarcho

Padian et al. 1995

Montanazhdarcho is a genus of azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of what is now the state of Montana, United States. Montanazhdarcho is known from only one species, M. minor.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Montanazhdarcho
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Azhdarchidae Family
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Montanazhdarcho Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Two Medicine
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Montanazhdarcho minor 84 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
K. Padian, A. J. de Ricqles, and J. R. Horner. 1995. Bone histology determines identification of a new fossil taxon of pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria). Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Science, Serie II (320):77-84
Bibliography (1)
K. Padian, A. J. de Ricqles, and J. R. Horner. 1995. Bone histology determines identification of a new fossil taxon of pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria). Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Science, Serie II (320):77-84