Pterosaur
Jeholopterus
Its fossil preserves remains of soft tissues, including body covering.
Jeholopterus preserves soft tissue remains, including part of its body covering.
Three stages. One companion.
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Jeholopterus at a glance
- Diet
- Insectivore (interpreted)
- Its small size and wide mouth have been linked to catching insects in flight.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Anurognathidae
- Anurognathids
- Fossil locations
- China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Jeholopterus
It belonged to the anurognathids, a group of small pterosaurs. Its fossils are known from the Daohugou deposits, while other proposed identifications are less certain.
These tissues add clues beyond the skeleton. Its confirmed occurrence at Daohugou must be distinguished from other possible records that are less certain.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
It belonged to the anurognathids, a group of small pterosaurs. Its fossils are known from the Daohugou deposits, while other proposed identifications are less certain.
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- Anurognathidae
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