Pterofiltrus Jiang and Wang 2011 (ctenochasmatid)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Ctenochasmatidae

Full reference: S. Jiang and X. Wang. 2011. A new ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous, western Liaoning, China. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83(4):1243-1249

Parent taxon: Ctenochasmatidae according to S. Jiang and X. Wang 2011

Sister taxa: Balaenognathus, Cathayopterus, Ctenochasmatinae, Forfexopterus, Gnathosaurinae, Liaodactylus

Subtaxa: Pterofiltrus qiui

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Type: Pterofiltrus qiui

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Zhangjiagou, Sihetun (IVPP) (Cretaceous of China)

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