Pterofiltrus qiui 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

Belongs to Pterofiltrus according to S. Jiang and X. Wang 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V12339, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Zhangjiagou, Sihetun (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Zhangjiagou, Sihetun (IVPP)

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