Jidapterus edentus Dong et al. 2003 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae

Full reference: Z.-M. Dong, Y.-W. Sun, and S.-Y. Wu. 2003. On a new pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Chaoyang Basin, Western Liaoning, China. Global Geology 22:1-7

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

See also Dong et al. 2003 and Zhou and Wang 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CAD-01, 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)

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