Darwinopterus robustodens Lü et al. 2011 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: J. Lü, L. Xu, H. Chang and X. Zhang. 2011. A new darwinopterid pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic of western Liaoning, northeastern China and its ecological implications. Acta Geologica Sinica 85(3):507-514

Belongs to Darwinopterus according to J. Lü et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Darwinopterus linglongtaensis, Darwinopterus modularis

Type specimen: 41HIII-0309A, a 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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