Huaxiapterus
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Huaxiapterus (meaning "Hua Xia [China] wing") was a genus of tapejarid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. It is the second genus of tapejarid from this formation, after Sinopterus, and may be more derived. Also, like that genus, two species are known.
The type species, H. jii, is based on GMN-03-11-001, a nearly complete skeleton and skull. It was somewhat smaller than Sinopterus, with a wingspan of ~0.94 m (3.08 ft). Its crest is between that of Sinopterus and Tapejara in development.[1] The second species, H. corollatus, is based on ZMNH M8131, another nearly complete skeleton from the same formation.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Lü, J., and Yuan, C. (2005). New tapejarid pterosaur from Western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(4):453-458.
- ^ Lü, J., Jin, X., Unwin, D.M., Zhao, L., Azuma, Y., and Ji, Q. (2006). A new species of Huaxiapterus (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China with comments on the systematics of tapejarid pterosaurs. Acta Geologica Sinica 80(3):315-326.
[edit] External Links
- Huaxiapterus in The Pterosauria
- Two reconstructions of Huaxiapterus at The Grave Yard
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