Fenestra 2000 download3/15/2024 ![]() ![]() Primary among these observations is that the anteriormost preserved teeth are, in fact, the root of a maxillary tooth and its replacement, rather than a pair of contralateral teeth thus, they do not represent the anteriormost tooth pair as previously proposed. Reassessment of the holotype specimen has revealed several new features, which enable a re-evaluation of the phylogenetic position of this taxon. The holotype specimen is a partial skull, comprising a fragment of the premaxilla, incomplete maxillae and dentaries, and an isolated cranial element preserved in matrix within the nasoantorbital fenestra. Although it was originally described as an archaeopterodactyloid, more recently Mythunga has been designated as an indeterminate anhanguerid or ornithocheiroid. Mythunga camara, the most complete pterosaur described from Australia, derives from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Toolebuc Formation of central Queensland, Australia. ![]()
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