Also known as Sinopterus dongi holotype
Where: Liaoning, China (41.4° N, 120.0° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 120.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Jiufotang Formation (Jehol Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression, soft parts
Reposited in the IVPP
Primary reference: X. Wang and Z. Zhou. 2002. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China and its implications for biostratigraphy. Chinese Science Bulletin 47(20):1521-1527 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 92898: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 04.12.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Sinopterus dongi n. gen. n. sp.
Sinopterus dongi n. gen. n. sp. Wang and Zhou 2002 pterosaur IVPP V13363, nearly complete articulated skeleton
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