Wukongopteridae
They were the most dragon-like creatures of their time. Their heads were crowned with crests, they had lengthy wings and multiple skin flaps along their long tails.
Pterosaurs
6 genera-
OxfordianChangchengopterus
A Tiaojishan wukongopterid, this animal is known from the most tantalizing of remains: A nearly complete juvenile specimen.
Wingspan 50 cm -
TithonianCuspicephalus
Cuspicephalus, the largest of the wukongopterids, hails from the Late Jurassic of England. Quite unusual for members of its family, most of which are from China.
Wingspan 1.2 m -
CallovianDarwinopterus
The greatest revolutionary discovery of pterosaurs in the past decade, Darwinopterus helped determine the evolution of almost the entire family of flying reptiles.
Wingspan 95 cm -
CallovianIan The Wukongopterid
A new but unidentified wukongopterid from the Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of China suggests that perhaps the males weren't the only ones with the fancy crests.
Wingspan 90 cm -
CallovianKunpengopterus
The wukongopterids are quite an interesting family of pterosaurs. Little family member Kunpengopterus' claim to fame might be its nearly complete skeleton with a side of regurgitated fish.
Wingspan 90 cm -
CallovianWukongopterus
The type genus of the Wukongopteridae, this was the pterosaur that gave its name to the entire family of oddball flyers.
Wingspan 75 cm
