In Depth
Thapunngaka is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Australia during the early Cretaceous. The holotype of Thapunngaka is the anterior section of a lower jaw, and this makes establishing the body form and size of Thapunngaka very difficult and impossible to do with certainty. However, Thapunngaka does seem to have been a mid to large pterosaur that could have approached and maybe even exceeded a wingspan of six meters or more.
Further reading
- A new species of crested pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae) from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) of Richmond, North West Queensland, Australia. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (3). - T. M. Richards, P. E. Stumkat & S. W. Salisbury - 2021.
