Ceoptera evansae Martin-Silverstone et al. 2023 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: E. Martin-Silverstone, D. M. Unwin, A. R. Cuff, E. E. Brown, L. Allington-Jones and P. M. Barrett. 2023. A new pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Skye, Scotland and the early diversification of flying reptiles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 43(4):e2298741:1-17

Belongs to Ceoptera according to E. Martin-Silverstone et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHMUK PV R37110, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is UB 7111, Cladach a'Ghlinne, which is in a Bathonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal marl in the Kilmaluag Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at UB 7111, Cladach a'Ghlinne

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