| Luopterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Family: | †Anurognathidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anurognathinae |
| Genus: | †Luopterus Hone, 2020 |
| Species: | †L. mutoudengensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Luopterus mutoudengensis (Lü & Hone, 2012)
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Luopterus (meaning "Lü Junchang's wing") is an extinct genus of anurognathid pterosaur containing only the holotype species L. mutoudengensis that is known from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Qinglong, northern Hebei Province, China. It was originally named as a species of Dendrorhynchoides in 2012 but it was moved to the genus Luopterus in 2020.[1] Luopterus was originally thought to be from the Early Cretaceous, with a wingspan that is about 40 centimeters (16 in), making it one of the smallest known pterosaurs.
- ^ Hone, D.W.E. (2020). "A review of the taxonomy and palaeoecology of the Anurognathidae (Reptilia, Pterosauria)". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 94 (5): 1676–1692. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.14585.