Orientognathus

Or-e-ent-o-gnay-fuss
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, June 27). Orientognathus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/orientognathus/

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Name

Orientognathus ‭(‬oriental jaw‭)‬.

Phonetic

Or-e-ent-o-gnay-fuss

Named By

J.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wei,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Kundrat‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Rhamphorhynchidae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

O.‭ ‬chaoyangensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tuchengzi Formation.

Time Period

Mid Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial skeleton.

In Depth

       Orientognathus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in China during the mid Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new rhamphorhynchid pterosaur‭ (‬Pterosauria‭) ‬from Jurassic deposits of Liaoning Province,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zootaxa‭ ‬3911‭(‬1‭)‬:119-129.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wei,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Kundrat‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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