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Cacibupteryx Caribensis
''Cacibupteryx'' is a genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the middle-late Oxfordian stage, Oxfordian-age Upper Jurassic Jagua Formation of Pinar del Río, Cuba. Discovery and naming The genus was named in 2004 by Zulma Gasparini, Marta Fernández (paleontologist), Marta Fernández and Marcelo de la Fuente. The type species is ''Cacibupteryx caribensis''. The genus name is derived from ''Cacibu'', the "Lord of the Sky" in Taíno language, Taíno and Greek ''pteryx'', "wing". The specific name (zoology), specific name refers to the Caribbean, ''Caribe'' in Spanish. The genus is based on holotype IGO-V 208, a partial but well-preserved uncrushed skull — missing the tip of the snout, teeth, and lower jaws — and fragmentary left wing: the distal end of the ulna, fragments of the Radius (bone), radius, and the first and fourth Phalanx bones, phalanx of the wing finger. The partial skull is seventeen centimeters long (6.7 inches), is preserved in three-dimensional space, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Jurassic
The Late Jurassic is the third Epoch (geology), epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time scale, geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 143.1 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic stratum, strata.Owen 1987. In European lithostratigraphy, the name "Malm" indicates rocks of Late Jurassic age. In the past, ''Malm'' was also used to indicate the unit of geological time, but this usage is now discouraged to make a clear distinction between lithostratigraphic and geochronologic/chronostratigraphic units. Subdivisions The Late Jurassic is divided into three ages, which correspond with the three (faunal) stages of Upper Jurassic rock: Paleogeography During the Late Jurassic Epoch, Pangaea broke up into two supercontinents, Laurasia to the north, and Gondwana to the south. The result of this break-up was the emergence of the Atlantic Ocean, which initially was relatively narrow. Life forms This epoch is well known for many famous types of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |