Kunpengopterus
Art: Joschua Knüppe
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Kunpengopterus
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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.
Pterosaur data
Mesozoic era · 252–66 Ma
Wingspan
About this pterosaur
The Wukongopteridae is a recently discovered family of non-pterodactyloid pterosaurs, and the majority of them hail from China's Tiaojishan Formation. They are all pterosaurs with a combination of basal and derived features and had crests of keratinous skin on their heads. Kunpengopterus was a typical member of its family, a small pterosaur similar in size to a robin but with long and narrow wings. It probably preyed on insects and other small animals.
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