Wukongopterids | |
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Fossil specimen of Darwinopterus modularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Clade: | †Darwinoptera |
Family: | †Wukongopteridae Wang et al., 2009 |
Type species | |
†Wukongopterus lii Wang et al., 2009
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Genera | |
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Wukongopteridae is a group of basal pterosaurs, found in China and the UK. It contains eight species in five genera, all dated to the Middle to Late Jurassic period,[1]
The Wukongopteridae were first named by Wang et al. in 2009, not yet giving an exact definition.[2] The clade Wukongopteridae was first defined by Wang et al. in 2010 as "the most recent common ancestor of Wukongopterus lii and Kunpengopterus sinensis, and all of its descendants".[3]