Microtuban was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Microtuban lived during the Late Cretaceous and resided in Africa. The first Microtuban fossil was discovered in 2011.
Quick facts about Microtuban:
- Existed from 99.6 million years ago to 93.5 million years ago
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Microtuban was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- R. A. Elgin and E. Frey. 2011. A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Lebanon. Swiss Journal of Geosciences 104(supp. 1):S21-S33
