| Anhanguera Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous | |
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| An artist's illustration of Anhanguera blittersdorffi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Anhangueridae |
| Genus: | †Anhanguera Campos & Kellner, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| †Anhanguera blittersdorffi Campos & Kellner, 1985 | |
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Anhanguera is an extinct genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of Brazil and the Late Cretaceous Kem Kem group of Morocco. The type species is Anhanguera blitersdorfi.
Naming[]
The generic name comes from the tupi words añanga, meaning "spirit protector of the animals".
Description[]
Anhanguera was a fish-eating animal with a wingspan of about 4.6 meters (15 feet). It had rounded crests in front of its upper and lower jaws. Unlike its close relative Ornithocheirus, its crest did not start at the tip of the snout.
Classification[]
There are two species of Anhanguera: A. blittersdorfi, the type species; and A. piscator.
In the Media[]
- Anhanguera was featured in the video game Fossil Fighters for Nintendo 3ds.
- Anhanguera appears show Dinosaur Revolution as a mother, and her 3 babies.
- Anhanguera appears in the video game Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.
- Anhanguera appears in the anime Dinosaur King.
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