Purbeckopus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Purbeckopus lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in Asia and Europe.

All the Purbeckopus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Purbeckopus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • Anonymous. 1962. The slow march of a Purbeck Iguanodon. New Scientist 13(271):186
  • J. B. Delair. 1960. The Mesozoic reptiles of Dorset. Part three: conclusion. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 81:59-85