Name
Wightia (named after the isle of Wight).
Phonetic
Write-e-ah.
Named By
David M. Martill, Mick Green, Roy Smith, Megan Jacobs & John Winch - 2020.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea, Azhdarchoidea, Tapejaridae, Sinopterinae.
Diet
Unknown.
Species
W. declivirostris
Size
Unknown due to lack of remains.
Known locations
England - Wessex Formation.
Time Period
Barremian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Tip of the premaxilla (upper jaw).
Wightia is a genus of tapejarid pterosaur that lived in Europe during the early Cretaceous. Wightia is named after the Isle of Wight which is situated on the southern coast of England.
- First tapejarid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation (Wealden Group: Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the United Kingdom. - Cretaceous Research. - David M. Martill, Mick Green, Roy Smith, Megan Jacobs & John Winch - 2020.
