Thapunngaka
| Thapunngaka Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, Upper Albian,
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Clade: | †Ornithocheiriformes |
| Genus: | †Thapunngaka Richards et al., 2021 |
| Type species | |
| Thapunngaka shawi Richards et al., 2021
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Thapunngaka (meaning "Spear Mouth" in Wanamara) is a genus of ornithocheiriform pterosaur recovered from the Early Cretaceous marine Toolebuc Formation in Queensland, Australia. Thapunngaka represents the largest pterosaur known from the Australian continent. The genus currently contains a single species, Thapunngaka shawi.