†Istiodactylus sinensis Andres and Ji 2006 (pterosaur)
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Full reference: B. Andres and Q. Ji. 2006. A new species of Istiodactylus (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(1):70-78
Belongs to Istiodactylus according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Andres and Ji 2006 and Vila Nova et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Istiodactylus latidens
Type specimen: NGMC 99-07-011, a skeleton (Relatively complete skeleton). Its type locality is Baicaigou, Toutai, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Baicaigou, Toutai
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