Thapunngaka

Thapunngaka
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, Upper Albian,
Skeletal reconstruction of the Thapunngaka
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Anhangueridae
Tribe: Mythungini
Genus: Thapunngaka
Richards et al., 2021
Type species
Thapunngaka shawi
Richards et al., 2021

Thapunngaka (meaning "Spear Mouth" in Wanamara) is a genus of anhanguerid 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.