Genus
Valid Extinct

Huaxiapterus

Lü and Yuan 2005

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Ptérosaures
Frugivore Volant Marine
Huaxiapterus
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Fossil specimen of early Cretaceous pterosaur Sinopterus dongi, which is collected from Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The specimen (BMNHC Ph773) is a collection of Beijing Museum of Natural History and was on display in the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan) during a special exhibition. © Tiouraren (Y.-C. Tsai) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Neoazhdarchia Unranked clade
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Tapejaroidea Superfamily
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Tapejaridae Family
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Huaxiapterus Genus
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
3
Geological formations
Jiufotang
3
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
3
Species (3)
Huaxiapterus benxiensis 121 Ma
Huaxiapterus corollatus 121 Ma
Huaxiapterus jii 121 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. Lü and C. Yuan. 2005. New tapejarid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(4):453-458
Bibliography (3)
J. Lü, Y. Gao, and L. Xing, Z. Li, Q. Ji. 2007. A new species of Huaxiapterus (Pterosauria: Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(5):683-687
J. Lü, X. Jin, and D. M. Unwin, L. Zhao, Y. Azuma, Q. Ji. 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
J. Lü and C. Yuan. 2005. New tapejarid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(4):453-458