Scaphognathus robustus Cheng 2012 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae

Belongs to Scaphognathus according to Cheng 2012

Sister taxon: Scaphognathus crassirostris

Type specimen: IVPP V16866, 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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