Thapunngaka

Thapunngaka
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, Upper Albian,
Skeletal reconstruction
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

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.