Wukongopteridae

Wukongopterids Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Late Jurassic, 164–153 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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
Genera
†Changchengopterus? †Kunpengopterus †Archaeoistiodactylus †Wukongopterinae †Cuspicephalus †Darwinopterus †Wukongopterus

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]