Genus
Valid Extinct

Ningchengopterus

Lü 2009

Ningchengopterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. Its fossil remains were found in the Yixian Formation of what is now China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Ningchengopterus
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Ningchengopterus liuae, early Cretaceous of China. digital. © Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Ningchengopterus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Yixian
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Ningchengopterus liuae 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. Lü. 2009. A baby pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Yixian Formation of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(1):1-8 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. Lü. 2009. A baby pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Yixian Formation of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(1):1-8 DOI ↗