2010
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010875
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Abstract: The Kem Kem beds in South Eastern Morocco contain a rich early Upper (or possibly late Lower) Cretaceous vertebrate assemblage. Fragmentary remains, predominantly teeth and jaw tips, represent several kinds of pterosaur although only one species, the ornithocheirid Coloborhynchus moroccensis, has been named. Here, we describe a new azhdarchid pterosaur, Alanqa saharica nov. gen. nov. sp., based on an almost complete well preserved mandibular symphysis from Aferdou N'Chaft. We assign additional fragmentary jaw … Show more

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“…T he symphysis gets gradually deeper posteriorly, reaching its maximum depth (44 mm) at the region corresponding dorsally to the beginning of the ridges. This shape is similar to pteranodontids (e.g., Bennett 2001, Kellner 2010 and deeper than in azhdarchids (Cai and Wei 1994, Kellner and Langston 1996, Ibrahim et al 2010 and tapejarids (e.g., Wang and Zhou 2003, Kellner 2004. The ventral margin of the symphysis is blunt and formed by thickened bone that gets more robust towards the posterior end.…”
Section: Description and Comparisonsupporting
confidence: 58%
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“…T he symphysis gets gradually deeper posteriorly, reaching its maximum depth (44 mm) at the region corresponding dorsally to the beginning of the ridges. This shape is similar to pteranodontids (e.g., Bennett 2001, Kellner 2010 and deeper than in azhdarchids (Cai and Wei 1994, Kellner and Langston 1996, Ibrahim et al 2010 and tapejarids (e.g., Wang and Zhou 2003, Kellner 2004. The ventral margin of the symphysis is blunt and formed by thickened bone that gets more robust towards the posterior end.…”
Section: Description and Comparisonsupporting
confidence: 58%
“…Among the most important continental sites with pterosaur remains are the Late Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation (e.g., Sullivan et al 2014, Wang et al 2015, the Early Cretaceous Yixian and Jiufotang formations (e.g., Lü and Ji 2006, Wang and Zhou 2006, Wang et al 2012, the Lower Cretaceous deposits of the Tugulu Group , the Albian Lagarcito Formation (Bonaparte 1971(Bonaparte , 2004 ALEXANDER W.A. KELLNER and JORGE O. CALVO Chiappe et al 2000, Codorniú andChiappe 2004), the Cenomanian red-beds of Morocco (e.g., Wellnhofer and Buffetaut 1999, Ibrahim et al 2010, Rodrigues et al 2011, the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the Goio-Erê Formation (Manzig et al 2014), and the Maastrichtian Javelina Formation (Lawson 1975, Kellner andLangston 1996).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unfortunately, there are very few instances where this can be claimed in the fossil record, foremost regarding pterosaurs. The sample sizes are far too small and there are hundreds of situations in which a species is only based on a scrappy and highly incomplete material (e.g., Wellnhofer 1977, Kellner and Mader 1997, Unwin and Heinrich 1999, Ibrahim et al 2010. This is particularly true for pterosaurs, and even some rich deposits are notorious for having only fragmented material (e.g., Kellner and Mader 1997, Unwin 2001, Costa and Kellner 2009).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(1) the rostral portion of an anhanguerid upper jaw (Mader and Kellner 1999), for a comment on the interpretation of this specimen), and (3) a fused mandibular symphysis recently referred to Azhdarchidae (Ibrahim et al 2010). …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%