| Ceoptera Temporal range: Middle Jurassic (Bathonian),
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Clade: | †Pterodactylomorpha |
| Clade: | †Monofenestrata |
| Clade: | †Darwinoptera |
| Genus: | †Ceoptera |
| Species: | †C. evansae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ceoptera evansae Martin-Silverstone et al., 2024
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Ceoptera (meaning "mist wing") is an extinct genus of darwinopteran pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic Kilmaluag Formation of Scotland. The genus contains a single species, C. evansae, known from a partial skeleton. It is the only pterosaur from Kilmaluag Formation. Ceoptera represents the second pterosaur named from Scotland, after Dearc in 2022.[1][2]
- ^ Ashworth, James (2024-02-06). "New pterosaur from Skye reveals the hidden diversity of the Middle Jurassic". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Jagielska, Natalia; O’Sullivan, Michael; Funston, Gregory F.; Butler, Ian B.; Challands, Thomas J.; Clark, Neil D.L.; Fraser, Nicholas C.; Penny, Amelia; Ross, Dugald A.; Wilkinson, Mark; Brusatte, Stephen L. (2022-03-28). "A skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland illuminates an earlier origin of large pterosaurs". Current Biology. 32 (6): 1446–1453.e4. Bibcode:2022CBio...32E1446J. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.073. hdl:10023/27028. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 35196508.