Genus
Valid Extinct

Laopteryx

Marsh 1881

Laopteryx is the name assigned to a pterosaur from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, United States; it was originally thought to be a bird.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
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Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Laopteryx Genus
Bibliography
Original description
O. C. Marsh. 1881. Discovery of a fossil bird in the Jurassic of Wyoming. American Journal of Science 31:341-342 DOI ↗