Prejanopterus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Prejanopterus lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in Europe. The first Prejanopterus fossil was discovered in 2010.
Quick facts about Prejanopterus:
- Existed from Barremian Age to 122.46 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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Prejanopterus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- C. F. Vidarte and M. M. Calvo. 2010. Un nuevo pterosaurio (Pterodactyloidea) en el Cretácico Inferior de La Rioja (España). Boletín Geológico y Minero 121(3):311-328
