In Depth Simurghia is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Africa during the late Cretaceous. The holotype fossils of Simurghia were found in what was a marine environment, strongly showing that Simurghia lived in coastal ecosystems. Further Reading - Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. … Read more
In Depth Barbaridactylus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in North Africa during the late Cretaceous. Barbaridactylus has been identified as a nyctosauird pterosaur, a kind usually associated with coastal areas and hunting for fish. Further Reading - Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. - … Read more
In Depth Muzquizopteryx is placed in the same pterosaur family as Nyctosaurus although it lacks the formers highly elaborate head crest. With a two meter wingspan, Muzquizopteryx is small for a nyctosaurid. Further Reading – A brick in a wall: the first nyctosaurid pterosaur from the Conacian of NE Mexico and its impact on the … Read more