Genus
Valid Extinct

Aerotitan

Novas et al. 2012

Aerotitan is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina. Its only remains, which consist of a partial snout, were found in the Allen Formation of the Neuquén Basin in northern Patagonia. This specimen was made the holotype of Aerotitan sudamericanus by paleontologist Fernando Novas and colleagues. The generic name combines the Greek word ἀήρ, meaning "air" and Titan, alluding to the pterosaur's large size. The specific name is a reference to its origin, South America.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Aerotitan
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
Pterodactyloidea Suborder
Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
Azhdarchidae Family
Aerotitan Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
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Geological formations
Allen
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Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Aerotitan sudamericanus 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
F. E. Novas, M. Kundrat, and F. L. Agnolin, M. D. Ezcurra, P. E. Ahlberg, M. P. Isasi, A. Arriagada, P. Chafrat. 2012. A new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(6):1447-1452 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
F. E. Novas, M. Kundrat, and F. L. Agnolin, M. D. Ezcurra, P. E. Ahlberg, M. P. Isasi, A. Arriagada, P. Chafrat. 2012. A new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(6):1447-1452 DOI ↗