†Huaxiapterus jii Lü and Yuan 2005 (pterosaur)
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Reptilia - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae
Alternative combination: Sinopterus jii
Full reference: J. Lü and C. Yuan. 2005. New tapejarid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(4):453-458
Belongs to Huaxiapterus according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Kellner and Campos 2007, Lü et al. 2007, Wang and Dong 2008 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Huaxiapterus benxiensis, Huaxiapterus corollatus
Type specimen: GMN-03-11-001, a skeleton. Its type locality is Chaoyang pterosaurs (PROXY), which is in an Aptian lacustrine horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Chaoyang pterosaurs (PROXY)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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