Wenupteryx
Genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic
| Wenupteryx Temporal range: Tithonian ~150–146 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Genus: | †Wenupteryx Codorniú & Gasparini, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Wenupteryx uzi Codorniú & Gasparini, 2013 | |
Wenupteryx is an extinct genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian stage) Vaca Muerta of Neuquén Province, southern Argentina. It was first named by Laura Codorniú and Zulma Gasparini in 2013 and the type species is Wenupteryx uzi. It is a small-sized pterosaur related to the clade Euctenochasmatia or Archaeopterodactyloidea.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Codorniú, L.; Gasparini, Z. (2013). "The Late Jurassic pterosaurs from northern Patagonia, Argentina". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 103 (3–4): 399–408. doi:10.1017/S1755691013000388. hdl:11336/1319. S2CID 130885184.
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