Gigantic pterosaurian remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia

ABSTRACTFragmentary cervical vertebral elements of a gigantic pterosaur are described from the upper Campanian–Maastrichtian Nemegt Formation in the Gobi Desert. With an estimated width of a posterior centrum across the postexapophyses of 198 mm, this taxon represents one of the largest pterosaurs currently known. This is the first discovery of a pterosaur from the Nemegt Formation, adding further evidence that gigantic pterosaurs were widely distributed in Eurasia and North America during the latest Cretaceous.Citation for this article: Tsuihiji, T., B. Andres, P. M. O'Connor, M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, and B. Mainbayar. 2017. Gigantic pterosaurian remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2017.1361431.