Chaoyangopteridae
Family of azhdarchoid pterosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaoyangopteridae (or chaoyangopterids) is a family of pterosaurs within the larger group Azhdarchoidea. Chaoyangopterids lived mostly during the Early Cretaceous period, though possible members, Microtuban, Xericeps and Argentinadraco, may extend the fossil range to the Late Cretaceous.[1][7]
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Chaoyangopterids | |
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Holotype specimen of Jidapterus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Neoazhdarchia |
Family: | †Chaoyangopteridae Lü et al., 2008 |
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†Chaoyangopterus zhangi Wang & Zhou, 2003 | |
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