Genus
Valid Extinct

Liaoxipterus

Dong and Lü 2005

Liaoxipterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The type species is Liaoxipterus brachyognathus. The genus name is derived from the discovery locality Liaoxi and a Latinised Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name is derived from Greek brachys, "short" and gnathos, "jaw".

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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Pteranodontia Unranked clade
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Ornithocheiroidea Superfamily
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Lanceodontia Unranked clade
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Istiodactyliformes Unranked clade
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Istiodactylidae Family
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Liaoxipterus 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)
Liaoxipterus brachyognathus 121 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
Z. Dong and J. Lü. 2005. A new ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(2):164-167
Bibliography (1)
Z. Dong and J. Lü. 2005. A new ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(2):164-167