Dinosauria › Reptilia
Jurapteryx
Jurapteryx recurva (Howgate 1984)
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 149.2–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
piscivore, insectivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Jurapteryx recurva is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 149.2–145.1 million years ago. It was a piscivore, insectivore. It was named by (Howgate 1984). The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Jurapteryx sits in deep time
Jurapteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Jurapteryx's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.