DimorphodontidaeLate TriassicMacronychopteraNorth AmericaPterosauriaRhaetianZambellisauria

Caelestiventus hanseni

Pterosaur: Caelestiventus hanseni

Meters Feet
Wingspan*: 1.50 m 4.9 ft
*The largest known specimen

ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)

Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Rhaetian

Details

Status: valid
Autor: Britt et al.
Year: 2018
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Nugget Sandstone

Classification

Pterosauria
Zambellisauria
Macronychoptera
Dimorphodontidae


Other

Material: Skull fragments, wing phalanx and three fragments of indeterminate bones.
References: Britt, B. B.; Dalla Vecchia, F. M.; Chure, D. J.; Engelmann, G. F.; Whiting, M. F.; Scheetz, R. D. (2018). "Caelestiventus hanseni gen. et sp. nov. extends the desert-dwelling pterosaur record back 65 million years".

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