Genus
Valid Extinct

Wightia

Martill et al. 2020

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Frugivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Neoazhdarchia Unranked clade
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Tapejaroidea Superfamily
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Tapejaridae Family
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Wightia Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Wessex
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Wightia declivirostris 126 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
D. M. Martill, M. Green, and R. E. Smith, M. L. Jacobs, J. Winch. 2020. First tapejarid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation (Wealden Group: Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the United Kingdom. Cretaceous Research 113(104487) DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
D. M. Martill, M. Green, and R. E. Smith, M. L. Jacobs, J. Winch. 2020. First tapejarid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation (Wealden Group: Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the United Kingdom. Cretaceous Research 113(104487) DOI ↗