†Hongshanopterus Wang et al. 2008 (pterosaur)
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Full reference: X. Wang, D. A. Campos, Z. Zhou and A. W. A. Kellner. 2008. A primitive istiodactylid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from the Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous), northeast China. Zootaxa 1813:1-18
Parent taxon: Istiodactyliformes according to A. W. A. Kellner et al. 2019
See also Andres et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2008 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Istiodactylidae, Mimodactylidae
Subtaxa: Hongshanopterus lacustris
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Dapingfang (Cretaceous of China)
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