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Caulkicephalus fossil map

Where fossils of Caulkicephalus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 130 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 130 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

Caulkicephalus
Image: Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupPterosaurs
Lived125.77–121.4 million years ago (Barremian)
PeriodsCretaceous
FamilyOrnithocheiridae
Named bySteel et al. 2005
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited Kingdom
Rock formationsWessex

About Caulkicephalus

Caulkicephalus is a genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Isle of Wight off the coast of England. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Caulkicephalus (revision 1369336446), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q2569047.

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