Reptile
Sharovipteryx
Sharovipteryx was a small reptile with a gliding surface associated mainly with its greatly elongated hindlimbs.
Sharovipteryx was a small reptile with a gliding surface associated mainly with its greatly elongated hindlimbs. Its unusual layout gives it a silhouette unlike a flying squirrel or a pterosaur.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Sharovipteryx at a glance
- Diet
- Insect-eating
- Its feeding anatomy is associated with taking insects and other small invertebrates.
- When it lived
- Triassic
- Group
- Podopterygidae
- Podopterygidae
Beyond the game
The real Sharovipteryx
Sharovipteryx was a small reptile with a gliding surface associated mainly with its greatly elongated hindlimbs. Its unusual layout gives it a silhouette unlike a flying squirrel or a pterosaur.
The greatly elongated hindlimbs were central to its gliding construction. The main membrane arrangement differed from the forelimb-supported wings of pterosaurs and bats.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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