Wenupteryx was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Wenupteryx lived during the 6|Late Jurassic]] and resided in South America. The first Wenupteryx fossil was discovered in 2013.
Quick facts about Wenupteryx:
- Existed from Tithonian Age to 145 million years ago
- Lived in a marine habitat
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Wenupteryx was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Z. Gasparini and H. Leanza. 1987. Un pterosaurio de las calizas litográficas tithonianas del área de Los Catutos, Neuquén, Argentina. Ameghiniana 24:141-143
