Alanqa saharica was a mid-sized pterosaur whose fossils have been found in North Africa. It had a wingspan of 13 to 20 feet and could both walk and fly. The Alanqa saharica had a similar body plan to the more famous Quetzalcoatlus from North America but was only half the size. The Alanqa made their home near water and used their long, pointed beaks to snatch up small animals and stranded fish, and likely scavenged larger animals like dinosaurs.
The fossil pictured here is the fourth phalanx, or one of the finger/wing bones.
Alanqa saharica was a mid-sized pterosaur whose fossils have been found in North Africa. It had a wingspan of 13 to 20 feet and could both walk and fly. The Alanqa saharica had a similar body plan to the more famous Quetzalcoatlus from North America but was only half the size. The Alanqa made their home near water and used their long, pointed beaks to snatch up small animals and stranded fish, and likely scavenged larger animals like dinosaurs.
The fossil pictured here is the fourth phalanx, or one of the finger/wing bones.