Vesperopterylus

Ves-per-op-teh-ry-lus.
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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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Name

Vesperopterylus ‭(‬Dusk wing‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ves-per-op-teh-ry-lus.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Meng,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Shen‭ & ‬Y.Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Anurognathidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

V.‭ ‬lamadongensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains

In Depth

       Vesperopterylus is a genus of anurognathid pterosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Short note on a new anurognathid pterosaur with evidence of perching behaviour from Jianchang of Liaoning Province,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Meng,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Shen‭ & ‬Y.Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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