Shenzhoupterus

Shenzhoupterus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Fossil in Henan Geological Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Chaoyangopteridae
Subfamily: Chaoyangopterinae
Genus: Shenzhoupterus
et al., 2008
Type species
Shenzhoupterus chaoyangensis
et al., 2008

Shenzhoupterus is a genus of chaoyangopterid pterosaur from the Jiufotang Formation of modern-day Liaoning, China. Fossil remains of Shenzhoupterus date back to the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 120 million years ago.