Ornithostoma was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Ornithostoma lived during the Late Cretaceous and resided in Europe. The first Ornithostoma fossil was discovered in 1871.
Quick facts about Ornithostoma:
- Existed from 105.3 million years ago to Cenomanian Age
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Ornithostoma was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- R. Owen. 1859. Supplement (No. I) to the Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the Cretaceous Formations. Palaeontographical Society Monographs
