🎨 RestorationRestoration: Matt Martyniuk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Life restorations are artistic reconstructions based on fossil evidence; true coloration and soft-tissue details remain uncertain.
Anhanguera
Anhanguera blittersdorffi (Anhanguera · Anhanguera)
Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Having 52 tooth sockets in the upper jaw is far more than the number of teeth in an adult human (32) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its crest growing larger as the animal matures calls to mind how a stag's antlers grow larger with age (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
Anhanguera blittersdorffi is a pterosaur (Anhangueridae) from the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of northeastern Brazil. This species is the type species of its genus.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It is characterized by having as many as 52 tooth sockets (alveoli) in the upper jaw. The crest on the front of the skull becomes taller and longer in larger individuals.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
Although 8 species in this group have been named from the Romualdo Formation, differences in crest shape may reflect growth stage or sex, so the number of species may be inflated.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • Fossil taxon — the IUCN Red List assesses only species living or extinct since 1500
- • paleobiodb.org — basicTaxonInfo
- • wikidata.org — Q124094154
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Anhanguera blittersdorffi Life Restoration by Matt Mart
- • pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — PMC5420195
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.