Caelestiventus

while this may seem unremarkable, particularly compared to the giant azhdarchids that dominated the late cretaceous skies, caelestiventus may well have been the largest pterosaur of the triassic period

there is a medially deflected flange on caelestiventus' mandible that may suggest the presence of a gular pouch, which has been observed in unrelated pterosaurs like rhamphorhynchus and pterodactylus, and could have been used for food storage and/or display

happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is caelestiventus, a pterosaur from the late triassic. a close relative of the famous dimorphodon, caelestiventus was the first triassic pterosaur to be described from north america
(art by brian engh)

1 - caelestiventus
2 - irritator
3 - microraptor
4 - predator from all tomorrows (redesign)

Eudimorphodon, and Caelestiventus hanseni) on its back. Over 100 years ago, the first few fragmentary bones for this reptile were unearthed in the desert of New Mexico (Redonda Formation). Discovered by paleontologist E. D. Cope of the infamous "Bone Wars," he named

My Caelestiventus in #watercolors. #paleoart #sciart

Rutiodon grabbing a pterosaur (based on Caelestiventus) in watercolors. #paleoart #sciart

Sarita's Archovember 2024
Day 16 - Caelestiventus hanseni

#caelestiventus #caelestiventushanseni #pterosaur #dimorphodon #dimorphodontidae #lizard #reptile #dinosaur #Archovember #Archovember2024 #dinovember #dinovember2024 #paleoart

can't get over how sick this animal's skull was i love you forever Caelestiventus

First go at trying to draw Caelestiventus... little baby

I just learned about caelestiventus and I'm literally enthralled. Everything about it just flung it to my top dimorphodontid pterosaur

Original publication "#Caelestiventus hanseni gen. et sp. nov. extends the desert-dwelling #pterosaur record back 65 million years" by Brooks B. Britt et al. published in @NatureEcoEvo 13 August 2018:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0627-y

Is it a dinosaur? Is it a bird? - It's a "New Extremely Old #Pterosaur Found in #Utah".

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a22717326/pterosaur-utah-caelestiventus-hanseni via @PopMech