†Liaoxipterus brachyognathus Dong and Lü 2005 (pterosaur)
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Reptilia - Pterosauria - Istiodactylidae
Full reference: Z. Dong and J. Lü. 2005. A new ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(2):164-167
Belongs to Liaoxipterus according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Vila Nova et al. 2014 and Wang and Zhou 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CAR-0018, a mandible (poorly preserved and incomplete lower jaws). Its type locality is Yuanjiawa, Dapingfang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large mudstone/marl in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Yuanjiawa, Dapingfang
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