Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Darwin's pterosaur

Darwinopterus, means "Darwin's wing" is a genus of pterosaur that lived in China during Jurassic period. Darwinopterus got it's name after the famous biologist, Charles Darwin and it displays features of both the basal rhamphorhynchoid pterosaurs,‭ ‬and the later more advanced pterodactyloid pterosaurs.Male darwinopterus has bigger crest while female has short crest.