A French Azhdarchid Pterosaur

["Jaime A. Headden" <qilongia@yahoo.com>]

New in Comptes Rendus...

  Buffetaut, E. 2001. An azhdarchid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of 
Cruzy (Hérault,
France). _Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences [Sciences de la Terre et 
des planètes] (Sér.
II)_ 333 (6): 357-361.
  
Abstract:
  "Pterosaurs were hitherto represented in the abundant and varied Late 
Campanian-Early
Maastrichtian vertebrate assemblages of southern France by very scanty remains, 
which did not
allow an identification at the family level. An incomplete cervical vertebra 
from a locality of
that age at Cruzy (Hérault, southern France) is described and identified as 
belonging to an
azhdarchid pterosaur with an estimated wingspan of about 3 m."

  This complements recent work by other European workers (in Romania and Sapin) 
of azhdarchids,
including this 10ft winged form...


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Jaime A. Headden

  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhr-gen-ti-na
  Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Pampas!!!!

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