Cathayopterus
| Cathayopterus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 122 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | Ctenochasmatidae |
| Genus: | Cathayopterus Wang & Zhou, 2006 |
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Cathayopterus is a ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. It is a member of the group of pterosaurian filter-feeders. The type species is C. grabaui, described in 2006 by Wang and Zhou.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Xiaolin, Wang; Zhonghe, Zhou (2006). "Pterosaur assemblages of the Jehol Biota and their implication for the Early Cretaceous pterosaur radiation". Geological Journal 41 (3–4): 405–418. doi:10.1002/gj.1046.
- ↑ Xiaolin, Wang; Zhou, Zhonghe (2006). Rong, Jiayu; Fang, Zongjie; Zhou, Zhonghe; et al., eds. "Originations and Radiations—Evidences from the Chinese Fossil Record". Beijing: Science Press: 665–689, 937–938.
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