Hatzegopteryx thambema

A digitally colored version of the original, which can be viewed here: http://sounder1995.blogspot.com/2015/02/hatzegopteryx-thambema.html

Hatzegopteryx thambema (Buffetaut, Grigorescu & Csiki, 2002)
Sauropsida
Diapsida
Archosauria
Avemetatarsalia
Pterosauria
Pterodactyloidea
Azhdarchoidea
Azhdarchidae

Late Cretaceous
Romania

Wingspan: 11 m

Standing as tall as a giraffe and tied with Quetzalcoatlus for being the largest flying animal ever, this giant of the skies towered above all other denizens of Hateg Island, an island of dwarf dinosaurs.

Saturday, April 4th, 2015