Genus PATAGOPTERYX

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Animalia / Chordata
Cephalochordata / Gnathostomata
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n.a. / ?
n.a. / Patagopteryx
Age:
Distribution:
Late Cretaceous
South Emerica
Opinions on this species seem to be divided, with some considering it a very specialized theropod dinosaur, and others thinking it is a secondarily flightless bird.

Depicted on:

Liberia, 2022 (position 4 in sheet)
 
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