Huanhepterus quingyangensis Dong 1982 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1982. On a new Pterosauria (Huanhepterus quingyangensis gen. et sp. nov.) from Ordos, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 20(2):115-121

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

See also Dong 1982 and Unwin 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V.9070. Its type locality is Huanhe River, Sanshilipu, which is in a Valanginian/Albian terrestrial sandstone in the Huachi-Huanhe Formation of China.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Huanhe River, Sanshilipu

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