''Wenupteryx'' is an

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genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Late Jurassic (

Tithonian In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 152.1 ± 4 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the K ...

stage) Vaca Muerta of

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, southern Argentina. It was first named by Laura Codorniú and

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and the type species is ''Wenupteryx uzi''. It is a small-sized pterosaur related to the clade Euctenochasmatia or Archaeopterodactyloidea.

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