Zhejiangopterus Cai and Wei 1994 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Full reference: Z. Cai and F. Wei. 1994. Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis (Pterosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Linhai, Zhejiang, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 32(3):181-194

Parent taxon: Azhdarchidae according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Cai and Wei 1994, Headden and Campos 2014, Martill and Naish 2006, Unwin 2003 and Unwin and Lü 1997

Sister taxa: Aerotitan, Alanqa, Albadraco, Aralazhdarcho, Arambourgiania, Azhdarcho, Bakonydraco, Bennettazhia, Bogolubovia, Chaoyangopterus, Cryodrakon, Doratorhynchus, Eoazhdarcho, Eurazhdarcho, Hatzegopteryx, Mistralazhdarcho, Montanazhdarcho, Navajodactylus, Phosphatodraco, Quetzalcoatlinae, Titanopteryx

Subtaxa: Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis

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Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Aolicun, Yandang Mountain (Cretaceous of China)

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