Ceoptera

Ceoptera is one of only four Middle Jurassic pterosaurs known from an associated skeleton, meaning bones that were found together.3

Many of Ceoptera's bones are still completely hidden inside rock and can only be studied using CT scans, like a medical scanner.1

Ceoptera belongs to a group called Darwinoptera, and its discovery shows that this group was more widespread than scientists thought, with relatives also found in China.1

The name Ceoptera comes from the Scottish Gaelic word for mist, because the Isle of Skye is often called the 'Isle of Mist'.1

Ceoptera lived in a warm, shallow lagoon environment alongside sharks, crocodilians, and early mammals.3