Flying Dinosaur names beginning with the letter Y

Flying dinosaurs beginning with the letter Y is going to be a short look, though not the shortest of the letters! As there are only two pterosaurs discovered so far that start with Y!

Both were impressive in their ways, so while they may be close to the back of the alphabet, they are not at the back of the list for impressive flying dinosaurs!

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Pterosaurs beginning with Y

Name: Yelaphomte

When Lived: Late Triassic

Wingspan: Unknown

Discovered: 2012

Where: Argentina

Diet: carnivore

Yelaphomte

Name meaning: Beast of the Air

Yelaphomte, is a late Triassic pterosaur and flying dinosaur from Argentina. Although the fossil is small, it may have been a juvenile and been larger later in life.

It was discovered quebrada del Barro in Argentina, and was small although the exact size in unknown.

As with most Triassic Pterosaurs it would have had a carnivorous diet, and being small would have been prey for other animals as well.

Yelaphomte’s had a crest on the top of its head / snout that was likely used for display. Made it look a little like a flying Ceratosaurus!

More Information

https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/tag/yelaphomte/

Name: Yixianopterus

When Lived: Early Cretaceous

Wingspan: 6 feet

Discovered: 2006

Where: China

Diet: Carnivore

Yixianopterus

Name meaning: Sun Zhenyuan wing

Yixianopterus, a pterosaur that once soared the prehistoric skies during the Early Cretaceous period. about 120 million years ago. Not a great deal is known due to limited fossils but its wings were preserved.

Yixianopterus is thought to be a medium sized pterosaur, with cone shaped teeth about 1/4 of an inch long. its wingspan is estimated to be about 2 metres (6 feet) long.

As there were plenty of forests and rivers in the area at the time it is thought that this pterosaur likely ate carrion and insects with its long thin mouth.

More Information

https://www.pteros.com/pterosaurs/yixianopterus.html

Conclusion

So far there have been only two flying dinosaurs or pterosaurs found that start with the letter Y, One in China and one in Argentina – the Yixianopterus and the Yelaphomte’s ,

Both are fairly unresearched at the moment and we hope that more information and images will be coming soon.

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