A giant pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation of Alberta

Philip J. Currie; Dale A. Russell

doi:10.1139/e82-074

journal article Apr 01, 1982

A giant pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation of Alberta

Philip J. Currie Dale A. Russell

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 19 No. 4 pp. 894-897 · Canadian Science Publishing

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Abstract

A specimen discovered in the Judith River Formation, Dinosaur Provincial Park, documents the presence of a giant pterosaur in Alberta during Campanian times. The element lacks both ends, but is probably a femur. The size suggests that the wingspan of the animal from which it was derived would have been about 13 m. A diagnostic vertebra from a smaller specimen demonstrates that the giant pterosaur is probably Quetzalcoatlus.

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Published: Apr 01, 1982
Vol/Issue: 19(4)
Pages: 894-897
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Philip J. Currie

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0, Canada

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Dale A. Russell

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Philip J. Currie, Dale A. Russell (1982). A giant pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation of Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 19(4), 894-897. https://doi.org/10.1139/e82-074

A giant pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Judith River (Oldman) Formation of Alberta

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