Also known as Eoazhdarcho, Shenzhouopterus, Sinopterus gui, Huaxiapterus spp. holotype site
Where: Liaoning, China (41.6° N, 120.4° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° N, 120.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Jiufotang Formation (Jehol Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collection methods: GMN: Geological Museum of Nanjing
•HGM: Henan Geological Museum, Zhengzhou
•BPV: Beijing Natural History Museum
•D: Dalian Natural History Museum
•ZMNH: Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou
Primary reference: J. Lü and Q. Ji. 2005. New azhdarchid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(3):301-307 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 92652: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 23.11.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Sinopterus gui n. gen. n. sp.2, Sinopterus dongi4, Huaxiapterus corollatus n. sp.3, Huaxiapterus jii n. gen. n. sp.6, Jidapterus edentus n. gen. n. sp.1
Sinopterus gui n. gen. n. sp.2 Li et al. 2003 pterosaur BPV-077, nearly complete skeleton with partial skull
Huaxiapterus jii n. gen. n. sp.6 Lü and Yuan 2005 pterosaur GMN-03-11-001, nearly complete skeleton with skull
Jidapterus edentus n. gen. n. sp.1 Dong et al. 2003 pterosaur CAD-01, nearly complete skeleton with partial skull
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Shenzhoupterus chaoyangensis n. gen. n. sp.5
Shenzhoupterus chaoyangensis n. gen. n. sp.5 Lü et al. 2008 pterosaur HGM 41HIII- 305A, complete skull and postcranium
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Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis n. gen. n. sp.
Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis n. gen. n. sp. Lü and Ji 2005 pterosaur GMN-03-11-002, incomplete skeleton with lower jaw
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