Genus
Valid Extinct

Cacibupteryx

Gasparini et al. 2004
Etymology seigneur du ciel

Cacibupteryx is a genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the middle-late Oxfordian-age Upper Jurassic Jagua Formation of Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Cacibupteryx
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The palatal view of the skull of NMS G.2021.6.2 and comparative assessment of the pterygoid region. The palatal region of NMS G.2021.6.2, A as seen in the ventral view. The comparative, to scale, pterosaur palatine and palatal regions in the ventral view. From left to right: B Cacibupteryx (IGO-V 208); C Parapsicephalus (GSM 3166); D Dearc (NMS G.2021.6.2); E Rhamphorhynchus (NHM R 2786); F Rhamphorhynchus (CM 11434). Abbreviations: bsp—basipterygoid; cho—choana; ec -, ectopterygoid; ipv—interpterygoid vacuity; pal—palatine; pf—posterior palatine fenestra; pte—pterygoid; stf -subtemporal fenestra; sof – suborbital fenestra; vm—vomer. Scale bar 10 mm © Natalia Jagielska, Michael O’Sullivan, Ian B. Butler, Thomas J. Challands, Gregory F. Funston, Dugald Ross, Amelia Penny & Stephen L. Brusatte · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Cacibupteryx
Cacibupteryx
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Macronychoptera Unranked clade
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Novialoidea Unranked clade
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Breviquartossa Unranked clade
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Rhamphorhynchidae Family
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Rhamphorhynchinae Subfamily
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Cacibupteryx Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇺 Cuba
2
Geological formations
Jagua
1
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Cacibupteryx caribensis 162 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography (1)
Z. Gasparini, M. Fernández, and M. d. l. Fuente. 2004. A New Pterosaur from the Jurassic of Cuba. Palaeontology 47(4):919-927 DOI ↗