Nyctosaurus gracilis Microraptor Altura 216 mm

Altura 216 mm

Descubierto en la Formación Tiaojishan de la provincia de Liaoning

is no match for the ferocity and tactics of the predator

became extinct at the end of the Jurassic period

This dietary adaptation is a significant finding

Nyctosaurus gracilis Microraptor Altura 216 mmNyctosaurus is an extinct genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 85 million years ago, in what is now North America. Several species are known within this genus, the best known being Nyctosaurus gracilis. This pterosaur was characterized by its distinctive fan shaped crest on the back of its skull, which was formed by bony extensions of the neck vertebrae. This crest, which was larger in males