Genus
Valid Extinct

Peteinosaurus

Wild 1978

Peteinosaurus was a prehistoric genus of pterosaur. It lived in the late Triassic period in the late Norian age, and at a wingspan of around 60 cm (24 in), was one of the smallest and earliest pterosaurs, although other estimates suggest a wingspan of up to 1 m (3.3 ft).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Peteinosaurus
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Fossil of Peteinosaurus zambellii (paratype MCSNB 3359), an extinct reptile © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Macronychoptera Unranked clade
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Dimorphodontidae Family
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Peteinosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇮🇹 Italy
2
Geological formations
Zorzino Limestone
2
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Peteinosaurus zambelli 215 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
R. Wild. 1978. Die Flugsaurier (Reptilia, Pterosauria) aus der Oberen Trias von Cene bei Bergamo, Italien. Bolletino della Societa Paleontologia Italiana 17:176-257
Bibliography (2)
F. M. Dalla Vecchia. 2003. New morphological observations on Triassic pterosaurs. E. Buffetaut and J.-M. Mazin, eds., Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 217:23-44
R. Wild. 1978. Die Flugsaurier (Reptilia, Pterosauria) aus der Oberen Trias von Cene bei Bergamo, Italien. Bolletino della Societa Paleontologia Italiana 17:176-257