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Jianchangopterus zhaoianus
Taxonomy
Jianchangopterus zhaoianus was named by Lü and Bo (2011). Its type specimen is YHK-0931, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Daxishan, Linglongta, which is in a Bathonian/Kimmeridgian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Tiaojishan Formation of China. It is the type species of Jianchangopterus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2011 | Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo p. 977 figs. 2-4 |
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†Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo 2011
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J. Lü and X. Bo 2011 | A Sordes-like pterosaur bears the following characters: 7 and 6 pairs of upper and lower jaw teeth respectively; the development of a recess (representing the antorbital fossa) on the maxilla, which is shared with Harpactognathus; the dental margin eveness in lateral view; a distinct central ridge along dorsal surface of the mandibular symphysis; wing phalanx 4 with strongly curved shaft approximately 96% the length of the wing phalanx 1 and it is distinctly slenderer than other three wing phalanges; pes digit four in which phalanx 4 does not exceed the combined length of phalanges 1-3 (contrary to Sordes) |