Reptilia - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae

Full reference: J. Lü, X. Jin, D. M. Unwin, L. Zhao, Y. Azuma and Q. Ji. 2006. A new species of Huaxiapterus (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China with comments on the systematics of tapejarid pterosaurs. Acta Geologica Sinica 80(3):315-326

Belongs to Huaxiapterus according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Headden and Campos 2014 and Lü et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Huaxiapterus benxiensis, Huaxiapterus jii

Type specimen: ZMNH M8131, a partial skeleton (Partial skeleton and skull). 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)

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