Huaxiapterus Lü and Yuan 2005 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae

Alternative spelling: Huxiapterus

Full reference: J. Lü and C. Yuan. 2005. New tapejarid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(4):453-458

Parent taxon: Tapejaridae according to J. A. Headden and H. B. N. Campos 2014

See also Andres et al. 2014, Lü et al. 2007, Lü et al. 2006, Lü and Yuan 2005, Pinheiro et al. 2011 and Wang and Zhou 2006

Sister taxa: Afrotapejara, Chaoyangopterinae, Ingridia, Sinopterus, Tapejara, Tapejarinae, Thalassodrominae, Tupandactylus, Wightia

Subtaxa: Huaxiapterus benxiensis Huaxiapterus corollatus Huaxiapterus jii

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Ecology: volant frugivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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