4.7" Pterosaur Tethydraco Regalis Fossil Bone Upper Cretaceous Morocco Stand COA
Location: Khouribga, Morocco
Weight: 1 Pound 8.3 Ounces
Dimension: 7.2 Inches Long, 3.3 Inches Wide, 2.3 Inches Thick (Matrix)
Bone Dimensions: 4.7 Inches Long, 0.6 Inches Wide.
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Upper Cretaceous 96 Million Years Old
In 2018, paleontologists Nick Longrich, David Martill, and Brian Andres formally described a new species of pteranodontid, Tethydraco Regalis, originating from the Upper Cretaceous Couche III deposits at the Sidi Daoui phosphate mines near Khouribga, Morocco. These strata date to the final million years of the Mesozoic Era and include some of the last pterosaur species preceding the K-Pg Extinction. The species is defined by an isolated humerus serving as its holotype, alongside several associated limb elements such as two ulnae, a femur, and an articulated femur and tibia. The name, meaning “royal Tethys dragon,” pays homage to the ancient Tethys Ocean that once extended between northern Africa and Eurasia.
