Very HardAnhanguera
Anhanguera blittersdorffi
ahn-yang-GWAIR-ah· “old devil”
🪽 Pterosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🐟 piscivore🦴 Ornithocheiridae
4.5 m
Length
0.6 m
Height
20 kg
Weight
A fish-eating pterosaur with rounded crests on both its upper and lower jaws and a wingspan around 4.5 metres. It skimmed the seas over Cretaceous Brazil, snatching fish with interlocking teeth. A pterosaur, not a dinosaur.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~112 million years ago
Found in
Brazil
Discovered
Alexander Kellner, 1985
Did you know?
- Had rounded keel-crests on both its upper and lower jaws.
- Snatched fish from the sea surface with interlocking teeth.
- Its name means 'old devil', after a spirit in Brazilian folklore.
Artwork: Matt Martyniuk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.