Boreopteridae
They were a very small family of slim and long-winged soaring pterosaurs that trapped fish between their thin, needle-like teeth.
Pterosaurs
5 genera-
BarremianBoreopterus
This Chinese pterosaur was an aerial fisher in lakes and rivers 125 million years ago.
Wingspan 1.5 m -
AptianGuidraco
The so-called "ghost dragon" was a predator that snapped up its prey with a set of thin, needle-like teeth that worked like a trap for its slippery victims.
Wingspan 5 m -
AlbianHasandong Boreopterid
The first record of boreopterids outside of China is also the first record of them in a riverside environment.
Wingspan 4.3 m -
BarremianMoganopterus
Filter-feeding pterosaurs don't get bigger than Moganopterus, or even skinnier. It is one of the slimmest pterosaurs around, with a long neck and a spry physique. This animal used its bristly teeth to sift plankton from cool lakes and rivers.
Wingspan 4.2 m -
BarremianZhenyuanopterus
Zhenyuanopterus had a snout that looked like pinking shears.
Wingspan 3.5 m
