Chaoyangopterus Wang and Zhou 2003 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Full reference: X.-L. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou. 2003. Two new pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 41(1):34-41

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

See also Headden and Campos 2014, Lü et al. 2008, Pinheiro et al. 2011, Wang and Zhou 2003, Wang and Zhou 2006 and Zhou and Wang 2010

Sister taxa: Aerotitan, Alanqa, Albadraco, Aralazhdarcho, Arambourgiania, Azhdarcho, Bakonydraco, Bennettazhia, Bogolubovia, Cryodrakon, Doratorhynchus, Eoazhdarcho, Eurazhdarcho, Hatzegopteryx, Mistralazhdarcho, Montanazhdarcho, Navajodactylus, Phosphatodraco, Quetzalcoatlinae, Titanopteryx, Zhejiangopterus

Subtaxa: Chaoyangopterus zhangi

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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