Huanhepterus
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| Huanhepterus Fossil range: Late Jurassic |
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| Huanhepterus quingyangensis Dong, 1982 |
Huanhepterus (meaning "Huanhe River wing") is an extinct genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic-age Huachihuanhe Formation of Qingyang, Gansu, China. It is based on IVPP V9070, a partial articulated skeleton consisting mostly of impressions of the left half of the body and the beak-end of the skull. This animal had a long, low skull, with a crest running along the midline that was higher toward the tip of the snout and became smaller toward the eyes. The teeth were slender and numerous, and became shorter farther from the tip. The cervical vertebrae were long, as were the toes, and there was no fused complex of back vertebrae (notarium), as seen in other pterosaurs. The wingspan of the type individual was estimated at 2.5 m (8.2 ft). This genus was described as most like Gnathosaurus.[1] Like Gnathosaurus, it may have used its tightly-packed, slender teeth to filter food from water.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Dong, Z.-M. (1982). On a new Pterosauria (Huanhepterus quingyangensis gen.et. sp.nov.) from Ordos, China. Vertebrata Palasiatica 20(2):115-121.
- ^ Wellnhofer, Peter [1991] (1996). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 104-105. ISBN 0-7607-0154-7.
[edit] External links
- Huanhepterus in The Pterosaur Database
- Huanhepterus in The Pterosauria
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