Darwinopterus Lü et al. 2010 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: J. Lü, D. M. Unwin, X. Jin, Y. Liu, and Q. Ji. 2010. Evidence for modular evolution in a long-tailed pterosaur with a pterodactyloid skull. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277:383-389

Parent taxon: Monofenestrata according to J. Lu et al. 2015

See also Andres et al. 2014, Lü et al. 2010, Lü et al. 2011 and Wang et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Caelidracones, Changchengopterus, Cuspicephalus, Douzhanopterus, Pterodactylus, Wukongopterus

Subtaxa: Darwinopterus linglongtaensis Darwinopterus modularis Darwinopterus robustodens

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Daxishan, Linglongta (Jurassic of China)

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