Abstract

ABSTRACT Numerous remains of the azhdarchid pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus sp., have been recovered over the last twenty years from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) rocks in Big Bend National Park in Trans-Pecos Texas. Among more than 200 bones found at one locality are four incomplete skulls and mandibles, which provide the most complete information about cranial structures in the Azhdarchidae. What is currently known indicates that the Azhdarchidae is the sister group of the Tapejaridae from Early Cretaceous deposits in northeastern Brazil.

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