Genus
Valid Extinct

Chaoyangopterus

Wang and Zhou 2003

Chaoyangopterus is a genus of chaoyangopterid pterosaur known from a partial skeleton found in Liaoning, China. Chaoyangopterus was found in rocks dating back to the Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Dapingfang, Chaoyang.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Chaoyangopterus
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Chaoyangopterus zhangi, Liaoning Palaeontological Museum © Dlyj0604 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Chaoyangopterus
Chaoyangopterus
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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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Chaoyangopterus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
2
Geological formations
Jiufotang
2
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Chaoyangopterus zhangi 121 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
X.-L. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou. 2003. Two new pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 41(1):34-41
Bibliography (2)
C.-F. Zhou. 2010. New material of Chaoyangopterus (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 257(3):341-350 DOI ↗
X.-L. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou. 2003. Two new pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 41(1):34-41