†Hamipterus tianshanensis Wang et al. 2014 (pterosaur)
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Full reference: X. Wang, A. W. A. Kellner, S. Jiang, Q. Wang, Y. Ma, Y. Paidoula, X. Cheng, T. Rodrigues, X. Meng, J. Zhang, N. Li and Z. Zhou. 2014. Sexually dimorphic tridimensionally preserved pterosaurs and their eggs from China. Current Biology 24:1323-1330
Belongs to Hamipterus according to X. Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V18931.1, a skull. Its type locality is Hami, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Shengjinkou Formation of China.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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