Archaeoistiodactylus linglongtaensis Lü and Fucha 2010 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Istiodactylidae

Full reference: J. Lü and X. Fucha. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterosauria) from Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of western Liaoning, China. Global Geology 13:113-118

Belongs to Archaeoistiodactylus according to J. Lü and X. Fucha 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: JPM04-0008, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Daxishan, Linglongta, which is in a Bathonian/Kimmeridgian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Daxishan, Linglongta

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