Liaoxipterus brachyognathus Dong and Lü 2005 (pterosaur)

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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