Nemicolopterus crypticus 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

Belongs to Nemicolopterus according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Wang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V14377, a skeleton (almost complete articulated skeleton). Its type locality is Luzhougou, Yaolugou, which is in an Aptian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Luzhougou, Yaolugou

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