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Exceedingly Rare Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Jaw Bone - Fossil tooth
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Exceedingly Rare Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Jaw Bone - Fossil tooth

This is one of the most unique and extraordinary specimens of our Pterosaurs collection. It is the dentary bone of a strange and little-known pterosaur species of the North African Cretaceous. Its morphology resembles very much that of the dentition rests published by Ibrahim et al. (2010), where a new genus and species of Pterosaur belonging to the Azhdarchidae family is described. This new and recent species is only known by a few rests, mainly belonging to the mandibular symphysis. This new taxon is distinguished from other azhdarchids by a remarkably straight, elongate, lance-shaped mandibular symphysis that bears a pronounced dorsal eminence near the posterior end of its dorsal (occlusal) surface. SPECIES Alanqa saharica, Ibrahim et al. (2010) - Azhdarchid pterosaur dentary AGE Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage, (~96 Million Years) LOCATION Taouz, Errachidia province, South Morocco FORMATION Ifezouane Formation, Red Sandstone Beds, KemKem Basin SIZE 13,6 cm REF. 1141 Observations: It has some glued and filled restored fractures. All our fossils comes with Certificate of Authenticity.

No. 83969779

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Exceedingly Rare Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Jaw Bone - Fossil tooth

Exceedingly Rare Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Jaw Bone - Fossil tooth

This is one of the most unique and extraordinary specimens of our Pterosaurs collection. It is the dentary bone of a strange and little-known pterosaur species of the North African Cretaceous. Its morphology resembles very much that of the dentition rests published by Ibrahim et al. (2010), where a new genus and species of Pterosaur belonging to the Azhdarchidae family is described.

This new and recent species is only known by a few rests, mainly belonging to the mandibular symphysis. This new taxon is distinguished from other azhdarchids by a remarkably straight, elongate, lance-shaped mandibular symphysis that bears a pronounced dorsal eminence near the posterior end of its dorsal (occlusal) surface.

SPECIES Alanqa saharica, Ibrahim et al. (2010) - Azhdarchid pterosaur dentary
AGE Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage, (~96 Million Years)
LOCATION Taouz, Errachidia province, South Morocco
FORMATION Ifezouane Formation, Red Sandstone Beds, KemKem Basin
SIZE 13,6 cm
REF. 1141

Observations: It has some glued and filled restored fractures.

All our fossils comes with Certificate of Authenticity.

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