South America

Early Cretaceous

Santana Formation

The Santana Formation early Cenomanian, about 92 million years ago, in a shallow inland sea. At that time, the South Atlantic was opening up in a long narrow shallow sea.

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The Santana Formation in eastern Brazil supported a wide range of Ornithocheirid pterosaurs.  These are large and the last pterosaurs to possess teeth.

Wild Safari Anhanguera

Anhanguera was a fish-eating animal with a wingspan of about 15 ft.