Galgadraco
Sign in to saveGalgadraco is an extinct genus of azhdarchid pterosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian age) Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, Galgadraco zephyrius, known from a fragment of the upper beak. It represents the first pterosaur described from the Bauru Group.
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Galgadraco is an extinct genus of azhdarchid pterosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian age) Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, Galgadraco zephyrius, known from a fragment of the upper beak. It represents the first pterosaur described from the Bauru Group.
== Discovery and naming == The Galgadraco holotype specimen, CPPLIP 1853, was discovered in outcrops of the Serra da Galga Formation, about north of Uberaba, Brazil. The specimen comprises an isolated fragment of the rostrum, deriving from near the tip of the upper jaw.
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