Peteinosaurus is one of the oldest-known pterosaurs, and at a mere sixty centimetres (24 in), had a tiny wingspan when compared to some later genera, such as Pteranodon whose wingspan exceeded twenty feet.

Peteinosaurus may have had a vertical fin on the end of its tail, like what is seen in many other long-tailed pterosaurs. When first described, Peteinosaurus was regarded as a close relative of the puffin-faced Dimorphodon macronyx, from the Early Jurassic of the UK.

Feb 1, 2025 · Peteinosaurus was a small, fascinating pterosaur that lived during the late Triassic period, approximately 218-215 million years ago. It had a wingspan of around 60 cm (24 inches), making it one of the earliest and smallest pterosaurs known to science.

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A compilation of the best Peteinosaurus illustrations, facts, fossils, and maps. See how it lived in Europe during the Late Triassic period.

Peteinosaurus - Reptile evolution from its genesis to today, including the evolution of man, mammals, birds, dinosaurs and reptiles of all sorts

Peteinosaurus (pronounced /pɛˌtaɪnəˈsɔrəs/ or /pɛˌtinəˈsɔrəs) was a prehistoric reptile genus belonging to the Pterosauria. It lived in the late Triassic period in the middle Norian (about 221-210 million years ago).

Pterodactylus (from Ancient Greek: πτεροδάκτυλος, romanized: pterodáktylos 'winged finger'[2]) is a genus of extinct pterosaurs. It is thought to contain only a single species, Pterodactylus antiquus, which was the first pterosaur to be named and identified as a flying reptile and one of the first prehistoric reptiles to ever be discovered.

Ornithocheiromorpha (from Ancient Greek, meaning "bird hand form") is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. Fossil remains of this group date back from the Early to Late Cretaceous periods (Valanginian to Turonian stages), around 140 to 92.5 million years ago.

Peteinosaurus is one of the oldest-known pterosaurs, and at a mere sixty centimetres (24 in), had a tiny wingspan when compared to some later genera, such as Pteranodon whose wingspan exceeded twenty feet.