but for catching and swallowing its prey whole

and gigantic skull crowned by a powerful

Its discovery in the Jiufotang Formation

which include bones from various parts of the skeleton such as vertebrae

well-developed supraorbital horns

Hatzegopteryx thambema Variant:Hand-painted but for catching and swallowingHatzegopteryx thambema was one of the largest known pterosaurs and a dominant predator in the Late Cretaceous island ecosystems of Europe. It lived approximately 72 to 66 million years ago on Haeg Island, an archipelago in the ancient Tethys Sea, now part of the Transylvania region of Romania. This animal belonged to the azhdarchid group, giant pterosaurs characterized by elongated skulls, extremely long necks, and large wingspans. Size estimates