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Ningchengopterus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous

Scientific classification

Class

Sauropsida

Order

Pterosauria

Suborder

Pterodactyloidea

Genus

Ningchengopterus
Lü J., 2009

Species

  • N. liuae
    Lü J., 2009 (type)



Ningchengopterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of China. It is known from a juvenile specimen, holotype CYGB-0035, an almost complete skeleton also showing soft parts, such as the flight membrane and some fur. The type species is N. liuae. The genus name refers to the Ningcheng district in Inner Mongolia; the specific name honours the collector of the fossil Ms Liu Jingyi[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Lü J. (2009). "A baby pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Yixian Formation of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, China". Acta Geologica Sinica 83 (1): 1–8. 


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