Kunpengopterus is an extinct genus of wukongopterid pterosaur from the middle-late Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of northeastern China. The genus contains 2 species, the type species K. sinensis and K. antipollicatus. It is often called "Monkeydactyl" because it has opposable thumbs, which it uses for gripping in the trees of the canopy and potentially grabbing preys and other stuffs.
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Games[]
Jurassic World: The Game[]
see Monkeydactyl/JW: TG
Kunpengopterus is a legendary tournament non-hybrid pterosaur that was released on January 19th, 2024. In the game its common name of "Monkeydactyl" is used in the game instead of the binomial nomenclature of Kunpengopterus antipollicatus.
Jurassic World: Alive[]
see Monkeydactyl/JW: A
Kunpengopterus was added to the game as a legendary resilient non-hybrid pterosaur, again under the name "Monkeydactyl", as part of Update 3.11 on March 5th, 2025. However, it's info inaccurately states that it may have eaten small fruits besides insects, when there's no actual evidence to support that.
Trivia[]
- Kunpengopterus is the first pterosaur in the franchise to have a species described in the 2020's.
