| Chaoyangopterus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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| Comparison of azhdarchoid mandibles, notice Chaoyangopterus (L) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Chaoyangopteridae |
| Subfamily: | †Chaoyangopterinae |
| Genus: | †Chaoyangopterus Wang & Zhou, 2003 |
| Species: | †C. zhangi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chaoyangopterus zhangi Wang & Zhou, 2003
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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.