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Jianchangopterus zhaoianus

Reptilia - Rhamphorhynchidae

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
YearName and author
2011Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo p. 977 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
NovialoideaKellner 2003
Breviquartossa
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 1870
subfamilyScaphognathinaeHooley
genusJianchangopterus
specieszhaoianus

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Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Lü and X. Bo 2011A 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)