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Pterofiltrus qiui
Taxonomy
Pterofiltrus qiui was named by Jiang and Wang (2011). Its type specimen is IVPP V12339, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Zhangjiagou, Sihetun (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Pterofiltrus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Pterofiltrus qiui Jiang and Wang p. 1244 fig. 2 |
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†Pterofiltrus qiui Jiang and Wang 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Jiang and X. Wang 2011 | A ctenochasmatid pterosaur with the following combination of characters that distinguish it from the other members of this clade (autapomorphies are marked with an asterisk): about 112 teeth in total (including the upper and lower jaws); the dentition occupies more than 50% of the skull length; the anterior teeth vary in size; the mandibular symphysis is longer than half of the whole mandible length*; in ventral view, an apparent symphyseal trough in the median part of the symphysis*. |