Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo 2011 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae

Full reference: J. Lü and X. Bo. 2011. A new rhamphorhynchid pterosaur (Pterosauria) from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 86(5):977-983

Belongs to Jianchangopterus according to J. Lü and X. Bo 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YHK-0931, a skeleton. Its type locality is Daxishan, Linglongta, which is in a Bathonian/Kimmeridgian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Daxishan, Linglongta

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