Liaoxipterus

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Liaoxipterus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Superfamily: Ctenchasmatoidea
Family: Ctenchasmatidae
Genus: Liaoxipterus
Dong and Lü, 2005
Binomial name
Liaoxipterus brachyognathus
Dong and Lü, 2005

Liaoxipterus (meaning "Liaoxi wing", after the discovery locality) was a genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. It is based on CAR-0018, an almost complete lower jaw, which differs from all other ctenochasmatids in its short teeth and low tooth count (11 per side). [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dong, Z., and Lü, J. (2005). A New Ctenochasmatid Pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(2):164-167.

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