†Boreopterus giganticus Jiang et al. 2014 (pterosaur)
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Reptilia - Pterosauria - Boreopteridae
Full reference: S.-X. Jiang, X.-L. Wang, X. Meng and X. Cheng. 2014. A new boreopterid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China, with a reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships of the Boreopteridae. Journal of Paleontology 88(4):823-828
Belongs to Boreopterus according to S.-X. Jiang et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Boreopterus cuiae
Type specimen: IVPP V14588, a partial skull (skull and mandible). Its type locality is Heichengzi, Beipiao, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Heichengzi, Beipiao
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