African pterosaur survival claims in cryptozoological literature

Record summary

Several 1990–2009 books, websites and conference discussions grouped African reports of large flying animals under a “surviving pterosaur” hypothesis. The material commonly combined Kongamato, Cameroon bat-like traditions and alleged expedition observations. This is a useful comparative lead because it shows how geographically separate reports were assembled into one explanatory narrative, often without independent corroboration. Researchers can verify the publication history and trace each cited report backward. No specimen, photograph, DNA result or independently documented observation established a living pterosaur during the period.