Gegepterus Wang et al. 2007 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: X. Wang, A. W. A. Kellner, Z. Zhou and D. A. Campos. 2007. A new pterosaur (Ctenochasmatidae, Archaeopterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China. Cretaceous Research 28:245-260

Parent taxon: Lophocratia according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Wang and Dong 2008, Wang et al. 2007 and Zhou and Wang 2010

Sister taxa: Beipiaopterus, Ctenochasma, Ctenochasmatoidea, Cycnorhamphus, Elanodactylus, Eosipterus, Feilongus, Gallodactylus, Germanodactylus, Gnathosaurus, Huanhepterus, Kepodactylus, Normannognathus, Plataleorhynchus, Pterodaustro

Subtaxa: Gegepterus changi

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Sihetun, lower Yixian (general) (Cretaceous of China)

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