Additional evidence for very large wing-span pterosaurs in the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian) of southern England

David M. Martill; Robert A. Coram

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2019.05.002

Additional evidence for very large wing-span pterosaurs in the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian) of southern England

David M. Martill, Robert A. Coram

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Abstract

A partial distal left metacarpal IV of a pterodactyloid pterosaur is notable for its size. The specimen, from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Formation exposed on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight, southern England is identified as an ornithocheirid, perhaps close to the Ornithocheirus, Coloborhynchus, Caulkicephalus, Anhanguera complex. A morphometric analysis suggests an original wing span of approximately 5.6 m. With an early Barremian age, this pterosaur would have been a giant for its time.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
Early online date	24 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2019.05.002
Publication status	Early online - 24 May 2019

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pterosauria
early cretaceous
Southern England

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Additional evidence for very large wing-span pterosaurs in the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian) of southern England

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