Forfexopterus

For-feks-op-teh-rus.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2016, August 22). Forfexopterus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/forfexopterus/

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Name

Forfexopterus ‭(‬scissor wings‭)‬.

Phonetic

For-feks-op-teh-rus.

Named By

S.‭ ‬Jiang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Ma‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Wang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Archaeopterodactyloidea.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

F.‭ ‬jeholensis‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬51‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jiufotang Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

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

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new archaeopterodactyloid pterosaur from the Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning,‭ ‬China,‭ ‬with a comparison of sterna in Pterodactylomorpha.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jiang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Ma‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Wang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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