Nemicolopterus Wang et al. 2008 (forest dweller wing)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: X. Wang, A. W. A. Kellner, Z. Zhou and D. A. Campos. 2008. Discovery of a rare arboreal forest dwelling flying reptile (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(6):1983-1987

Parent taxon: Azhdarchoidea according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Wang et al. 2008 and Zhou and Wang 2010

Sister taxa: Azhdarchidae, Cretornis, Dsungaripteridae, Eopteranodon, Europejara, Leptostomia, Microtuban, Neoazhdarchia, Ornithostoma, Palaeornis cliftii, Protazhdarchidae, Tapejaromorpha, Vectidraco

Subtaxa: Nemicolopterus crypticus

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Luzhougou, Yaolugou (Cretaceous of China)

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