Dsungaripterus fossil map
Where fossils of Dsungaripterus 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 →
| Group | Pterosaurs |
|---|---|
| Lived | 137.05–121.4 million years ago (Valanginian to Barremian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Dsungaripteridae |
| Named by | Young 1964 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Mongolia |
| Rock formations | Lianmuqin, Tsagaantsav, Hutubihe |
About Dsungaripterus
Dsungaripterus is a genus of dsungaripterid pterosaur which lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now China and possibly South Korea. Its fossils come from the Wuerho Pterosaur Fauna group (WPF) of the Tugulu Group, comprising sections of the Lianmuqin and Shengjinkou Formations of the Junggar Basin. Both formations have been given various age estimates, with data suggesting at least some of the WPF date to the middle Valanginian, but the upper and lower bounds of these pterosaur bearing deposits remain unclear.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dsungaripterus (revision 1340079218), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 22 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in.
