although the gigantic flying reptile did not represent a direct threat to the colossal herbivore

It had a stocky body with short but strong legs

It is estimated that it was around 7 meters tall at the shoulders and could reach a length of up to 8 meters

allowing it to ambush its prey or pursue them in open waters

and monkeys that preyed on eggs and young)

Masiakasaurus knopfleri Escala:1:10 although the gigantic flying reptileMasiakasaurus knopfleri was a small noasaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar, known from remains recovered from the Maevarano Formation in the Mahajanga Basin. Formally described in 2001 by Sampson, Carrano, and Forster, this taxon represents one of the most distinctive theropods in the Gondwanan fossil record, both because of its small size and the extraordinary morphology of its jaws. Its generic name derives from the