Genus
Valid Extinct

Eoazhdarcho

Lü and Ji 2005

Eoazhdarcho is a genus of probable chaoyangopterid pterosaur named in 2005 by Chinese paleontologists Lü Junchang and Ji Qiang. The type and only known species is Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis. The fossil was found in the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Azhdarchidae Family
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Eoazhdarcho Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Jiufotang
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis 121 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
J. Lü and Q. Ji. 2005. New azhdarchid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(3):301-307
Bibliography (1)
J. Lü and Q. Ji. 2005. New azhdarchid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(3):301-307