Pakicetus inachus was an animal of moderate size

subcircular orbits

and its discovery has been key to understanding the early evolution of armored dinosaurs in the Southern Hemisphere

with a total length of up to 10 meters and a height of approximately 5 meters at the hip

Hatzegopteryx thambema Scale:1:20 Pakicetus inachus was an animalHatzegopteryx thambema was one of the largest known pterosaurs and a dominant predator in the Late Cretaceous island ecosystems of Europe. It lived approximately 72 to 66 million years ago on Haeg Island, an archipelago in the ancient Tethys Sea, now part of the Transylvania region of Romania. This animal belonged to the azhdarchid group, giant pterosaurs characterized by elongated skulls, extremely long necks, and large wingspans. Size estimates