Genus
Valid Extinct

Alanqa

Ibrahim et al. 2010

Alanqa is a genus of alanqid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of what is now the Kem Kem Group of southeastern Morocco. The name Alanqa comes from the Arabic word العنقاء al-'Anqā', for a mythical bird of Arabian culture.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Alanqa
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Jaws of Alanqa saharica © Ibrahim N, Unwin DM, Martill DM, Baidder L, Zouhri S · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Azhdarchidae Family
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Alanqa Genus
Measurements
Wingspan
6 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
4
Geological formations
Ifezouane
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
4
Species (1)
Alanqa saharica 101 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. Ibrahim, D. M. Unwin, and D. M. Martill, L. Baidder, S. Zouhri. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azharchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS One 5(5):e10875 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
D. M. Martill and N. Ibrahim. 2015. An unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco. Cretaceous Research 53:59-67 DOI ↗
N. Ibrahim, D. M. Unwin, and D. M. Martill, L. Baidder, S. Zouhri. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azharchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS One 5(5):e10875 DOI ↗