Dinosauria›Reptilia
Jurapteryx Jurapteryx recurva (Howgate 1984)
/ˌɑːrkiːˈɒptərɪks/
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 149.2–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
piscivore, insectivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Environment
coastal
Where It Was Found
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern
Formation
Altmühltal
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
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 is recorded as flying. Its remains come from coastal deposits. Fossils have been recovered from Bayern, Germany. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Jurapteryx recurva sits in deep time
Jurapteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Jurapteryx recurva's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.