Jianchangnathus robustus

Cheng et al. 2012

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Ptérosaures

Piscivore Volant Marine

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Classification

Pterosauria Order

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Rhamphorhynchoidea Suborder

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Scaphognathidae Family

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Jianchangnathus Genus

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Jianchangnathus robustus Species

Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇨🇳 China

Geological formations

Tiaojishan

Temporal distribution

Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

X. Cheng, X. Wang, and S. Jiang, A. W. A. Kellner. 2012. A new scaphognathid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China. Historical Biology 24(1):101-111 DOI ↗

Bibliography (3)

Q. Li, J. A. Clarke, and K.-Q. Gao, C.-F. Zhou, Q. Meng, D. Li, L. D.'Alba, M. D. Shawkey. 2014. Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs. Nature 507:350-353 DOI ↗

C.-F. Zhou. 2014. Cranial morphology of a Scaphognathus-like pterosaur, Jianchangnathus robustus, based on a new fossil from the Tiaojishan Formation of western Liaoning, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):597-605 DOI ↗

X. Cheng, X. Wang, and S. Jiang, A. W. A. Kellner. 2012. A new scaphognathid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China. Historical Biology 24(1):101-111 DOI ↗