Chaoyangopterus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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Comparison of azhdarchoid mandibles, notice Chaoyangopterus (L) | |
Scientific classification | |
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.