Flying Dinosaur Names beginning with W
Flying Dinosaur Names beginning with W
Here on this flying dinosaurs / pterosaurs beginning with W page you may find four pterosaurs, but on three of them we only have small amounts of information due to the limited fossils that have been un earthed so far.
Hopefully there will be more found of these pterosaurs so we can add to our, and your, knowledge here soon.
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Pterosaurs beginning with W
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Name: Wellnhopterus
When Lived: Early Cretaceous
Wingspan: 13-15 feet
Discovered: 1986/2021
Where: USA
Diet: Carnivore
Wellnhopterus
Name meaning: Wellnhofer’s Wing
there has been some confusion over both the naming and classification of the this flying dinosaur / pterosaur over the last 30 years.
it has been both know as Wellnhopterus ( as it is now known since 2021) and previously, though retracted, as Javelindactylus.
It was a large, currently estimated at about 2.3 metres tall and a wingspan of about 15 feet. ( our guess this though)
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Name: Wenupteryx
When Lived: Late Jurassic
Wingspan: Unknown
Discovered: 2013
Where: Argentina
Diet: Carnivore
Wenupteryx
Name meaning: Sky fast wing
Wenupteryx, was a pterosaur found in Argentina and named and described in 2013 although it was small its exact size is as yet unknown.
Wenupteryx has had no skull or tooth fossils discovered as of yet, so its exact diet is unknown
however similar pterosaurs would either feed on small animals or fish, or possibly if it is discovered to have had longer teeth it may have been a suspension feeder.
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Name: Wightia
When Lived: Late Jurassic
Wingspan: 3-4 feet
Discovered: 2002
Where: North America
Diet: Fruit eating
Wightia
Name meaning: for isle of wight
Wightia is named after the location it was found, the Isle of Wight in the United kingdom.
it is thought to be a member of the Tapejarid family and therefore likely ate fruits and also like other members of the tapejarid family had a crest on its head. ( though we don’t know for sure)
It was also a toothless Pterosaur.
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Name: Wukongopterus
When Lived: Middle Jurassic
Wingspan: 2-3 feet
Discovered: 2009
Where: China
Diet: Possible Insects
Wukongopterus
Name meaning: Monkey King Wing
Wukongopterus was a small-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 73 cm roughly 2.4 feet.
Its fossil remains were discovered in the Liaoning Province of China. They were pretty complete though crushed, and showed evidence of a tail and possible membrane between the hind legs.
These remains were described in 2009, and the species is thought to have lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic period, around 160 million years ago.
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Conclusion
Four flying dinosaurs start with W, and unfortunately most are only known from partial fossils which prevents us giving to much information about them and being careful with the information we do give as its subject to change.
However they are still formally named and accepted and are a welcome addition to the the list of Pterosaur names we are developing here.
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