†Huaxiapterus benxiensis Lü et al. 2007 (pterosaur)
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Reptilia - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae
Full reference: J. Lü, Y. Gao, L. Xing, Z. Li, and Q. Ji. 2007. A new species of Huaxiapterus (Pterosauria: Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(5):683-687
Belongs to Huaxiapterus according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Headden and Campos 2014 and Lü et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Huaxiapterus corollatus, Huaxiapterus jii
Type specimen: BXGM V0011, a skeleton. Its type locality is Lianhe Town, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Lianhe Town
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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