Anhanguera (pterosaur)

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Anhanguera is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Santana Formation of Brazil. The discovery of this pterosaur helped to end some of the debates about whether pterosaurs walked on two legs or four. This pterosaur is closely related to Ornithocheirus, and belongs in the family Ornithocheiridae in its own subfamily Anhanguerinae. Also within its subfamily is Ludodactylus.

It was a fish-eating creature with a wingspan of 4-5 m (13-17 ft). Anhanguera had a small, round crest on the front of its upper jaw. The creature is named after the Brazilian town of Anhanguera.

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