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Saw this pair for sale, now they are sold as Alanqa but, I've seen some Alanqa beak fossils posted on here and they have a triangular shape to them, which makes me think these aren't Alanqa. Anyone able to help and let me know if they are pterosaur and/or which species they might be from, if it's possible to tell? Pictures -1 - 4 are of the first one. It is 1.5 inch Pictures 5 - 8 are of the 2nd is 1.1 inch Many thanks

Hello! I get this partial pterosaur beak from Kem Kem. Can it be from Alanqa? Thank you!

Hi everyone. I was searching online and on ebay i saw a listing for an Alanqa Pterosaur beak piece (dentary bone) from the Kem Kem. It is 0.81" long and wanted to know if this is the real deal or if it is fake/ incorrect id. Thanks.

Hi all, I recently acquired what was claimed to be a 'Coloborhynchus sp.'. It measures 2.09 inches long, and is larger than the typical pterosaur tooth from Kem Kem, Morocco. It's also thinner than my other Kem Kem pterosaur tooth. Quoting from LordTrilobite: As far as I know there are two Pterosaurs that are described. Siroccopteryx moroccensis and Alanqa saharica. Siroccopteryx is and Ornithocheirid and it's teeth are often seen on the market. Alanqa is an Azhdarchid known only from some fragmentary remains. Paper: http://journals.plos...al.pone.0010875 Though some have suggested that there are also Tapejarids and Pteranodontids. But those haven't been described. As far as I've seen, the three most common species of Pterosaur in Morocco that dealer sell are: Siroccopteryx, Anhanguera and Coloborhynchus. I lack personal knowledge on this matter, so I thought to have your input. What are the properly identified species of pterosaur from Morocco, and do I have a Coloborhynchus?