Jungaripter

Jungaripter is an extinct animal that belonged to the group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
It lived in the Early Cretaceous period, about 120-110 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia and China.
It was a medium-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 3-3.5 meters and a skull of about 40-50 cm long.
It had a distinctive bone crest on its head, which stretched from the tip of its snout to the back of its skull.
The crest may have been used for display, communication, or aerodynamics.
Jungaripter was a carnivore that probably fed on fish, insects, and small vertebrates.
It was one of the members of the Dzungaripteridae family, which were characterized by their robust skulls, long jaws, and curved teeth.
Jungaripter is known from a few fossil specimens, including a nearly complete skull and some wing bones.
It was first described in 2006 by Chinese paleontologists Wang Xiaolin and Zhou Zhonghe.
Jungaripter is also featured in some coins and video games as part of the "Dinosaurs of Asia" series.

Jungaripter is a type of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the Mesozoic Era.
It was found in present-day Mongolia and China, where it probably inhabited arid and semi-arid environments.
Jungaripter is one of the rarest and most poorly known pterosaurs, with only a few fossil specimens discovered so far.

Jungaripter is a type of pterosaur, which is an extinct group of flying reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era.

Pterosaurs are not dinosaurs, but they are closely related to them.

Jungaripter belongs to the family Dzungaripteridae, which includes other pterosaurs with distinctive crests on their heads.

Jungaripter had a wingspan of about 3 to 3.5 meters, which is comparable to some modern-day eagles.

Its skull was about 40 to 50 centimeters long, and it had a long, pointed snout with many sharp teeth.

The most striking feature of Jungaripter was its bone crest, which extended from the tip of its nose to the back of its head.

Jungaripter lived in the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 to 110 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia and China.

It was probably a carnivore, feeding on fish, insects, or small vertebrates.

It may have hunted near water sources, such as rivers or lakes, where it could find prey and avoid predators.

Jungaripter was one of the last representatives of its family, which went extinct by the end of the Cretaceous.

Jungaripter is known from only a few fossil specimens, which were discovered in the 1990s and 2000s.

It was first named and described in 2006 by Chinese paleontologist Lü Junchang and his colleagues.

The name Jungaripter means "Junggar wing", referring to the Junggar Basin, where the fossils were found.

Jungaripter is one of the rare pterosaurs that have been featured on coins.

In 2023, the Bank of Mongolia issued a silver coin with the image of Jungaripter, as part of the "Dinosaurs of Asia" series.

The coin shows the pterosaur in flight, with its crest and teeth clearly visible.