Douzhanopterus Wang et al. 2017 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: X.-L. Wang, S.-X. Jiang, J.-Q. Zhang, X. Cheng, X.-F. Yu, Y.-M. Li, G.-J. Wei and X.-L. Wang. 2017. New evidence from China for the nature of the pterosaur evolutionary transition. Scientific Reports 7(42763)

Parent taxon: Monofenestrata according to X.-L. Wang et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Caelidracones, Changchengopterus, Cuspicephalus, Darwinopterus, Pterodactylus, Wukongopterus

Subtaxa: Douzhanopterus zhengi

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Type: Douzhanopterus zhengi

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Daxishan, Linglongta (Jurassic of China)

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