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Lingyuanopterus Head Recon
''Lingyuanopterus'' () is a genus of istiodactylid pterosaur from the Aptian age Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning, China. The type and only species is ''L. camposi'', known from the holotype specimen IVPP V 17940 a near complete skull, mandible and atlas-axis complex. Etymology ''Lingyuanopterus'' was named and described in 2022 by Xu ''et al''., (2022). The type species is ''L. camposi''. The generic name is derived from the locality in which the holotype specimen was found 'Lingyuan' () and the Latinized Greek noun 'pterus' (), meaning 'wing'. The specific name 'camposi' () honours Brazilian vertebrate paleontologist Diogenes de Almeida Campos for his contribution to China-Brazil pterosaur collaborative research. Description ''Lingyuanopterus'' is only known from the holotype IVPP V 17940, which consists of a nearly complete skull, a nearly complete mandible, and an atlas-axis complex. The dorsal margin of the skull is smooth and slightly curved, with no pariet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peipiaosteidae
Peipiaosteidae is an extinct family of fish, known from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Asia. They are members of Acipenseriformes, related to sturgeons (Acipenseridae) and paddlefish (Polyodontidae). Fossils have been found in freshwater deposits in China, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. They are generally considered either the earliest diverging group of Acipenseriformes, or the sister group to the clade containing Acipenseridae and Polyodontidae. At least '' Yanosteus'' was likely to have been piscivorous, based on a specimen of ''Lycoptera'' found in the mouth of one specimen. Taxonomy After. * ''Stichopterus'' Reis, 1910 ** ''Stichopterus woodwardi'' Reis, 1910 Turgen Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous ** ''Stichopterus popovi'' Jakovlev, 1977 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian) ** Indeterminate remains are known from the Early Cretaceous Murtoi Formation, Russia.A. O. Averianov and P. P. Skutschas. 2009. Additions to the Early Cretace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiodactyliformes
Ornithocheiromorpha (from Ancient Greek, meaning "bird hand form") is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea Pterodactyloidea (derived from the Greek words ''πτερόν'' (''pterón'', for usual ''ptéryx'') "wing", and ''δάκτυλος'' (''dáktylos'') "finger" meaning "winged finger", "wing-finger" or "finger-wing") is one of the two traditional .... Fossil remains of this group date back from the Early Cretaceous, Early to Late Cretaceous Period (geology), periods (Valanginian to Turonian stages), around 140 to 92.5 million years ago. Ornithocheiromorphs were discovered worldwide except Antarctica, though most genera were recovered in Europe, Asia and South America. They were the most diverse and successful pterosaurs during the Early Cretaceous, but throughout the Late Cretaceous they were replaced by better adapted and more advanced pterosaur species such the pteranodontids and azhdarchoids. The Ornithocheiromorpha was defined in 2014 by Andres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretaceous China
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of the entire Phanerozoic. The name is derived from the Latin ''creta'', "chalk", which is abundant in the latter half of the period. It is usually abbreviated K, for its German translation ''Kreide''. The Cretaceous was a period with a relatively warm climate, resulting in high eustatic sea levels that created numerous shallow inland seas. These oceans and seas were populated with now- extinct marine reptiles, ammonites, and rudists, while dinosaurs continued to dominate on land. The world was ice free, and forests extended to the poles. During this time, new groups of mammals and birds appeared. During the Early Cretaceous, flowering plants appeared and began to rapidly diversify, becoming the dominant group of plants across the Earth b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Cretaceous Pterosaurs Of Asia
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Pteranodontoids
Pteranodontoidea (or pteranodontoids, from Greek meaning "toothless wings") is an extinct clade of ornithocheiroid pterosaurs from the Early to Late Cretaceous (early Valanginian to late Maastrichtian stages) of Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. It was named by Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner in 1996. In 2003, Kellner defined the clade as a node-based taxon consisting of the last common ancestor of ''Anhanguera'', ''Pteranodon'' and all its descendants. The clade Ornithocheiroidea is sometimes considered to be the senior synonym of Pteranodontoidea, however it depends on its definition.Unwin, D. M., (2003): On the phylogeny and evolutionary history of pterosaurs. pp. 139-190. — ''in'' Buffetaut, E. & Mazin, J.-M., (eds.): ''Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs''. Geological Society of London, Special Publications 217, London, 1-347 Brian Andres (2008, 2010, 2014) in his analyses, converts Ornithocheiroidea using the definition of Kellner (2003) to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiodactylinae
Istiodactylidae is a small family of pterosaurs. This family was named in 2001 after the type genus ''Istiodactylus'' was discovered not to be a member of the genus ''Ornithodesmus''. Systematics and distribution Remains of taxa that can be confidently assigned to Istiodactylidae have been found in the UK and China, in rocks dating from the Early Cretaceous period (Barremian to Aptian stage). Arbour and Currie (2011) described Canadian ''Gwawinapterus beardi'' as a member of Istiodactylidae living in the late Cretaceous (upper Campanian stage); however, Witton (2012) suggested the tooth replacement pattern in this animal does not match that of pterosaurs, suggesting that the species might be non-pterosaurian. Additional research suggested that the species was in fact a fish. The earliest known species might be ''Archaeoistiodactylus linglongtaensis'', from the Middle Jurassic of China; however, it also has been suggested that the holotype specimen of this species might actually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luchibang
''Luchibang'' (meaning " Lü's heron wing") is an extinct genus of istiodactylid pterosaur discovered in Inner Mongolia, China. The type and only species is ''Luchibang xingzhe''. Discovery and naming The holotype, a juvenile specimen, was acquired from illegal fossil dealers who found it before 2000, probably at the village of Liutiaogou, near Dashuangmiao in Ningcheng, Inner-Mongolia. Around 2009, David Hone was asked by Xu Xing to describe the specimen, but publication of the article was for many years delayed due to doubts expressed in the peer review about its authenticity. ''Luchibang'' was announced in an abstract of the Los Angeles ''Flugsaurier'' conference in 2018, but it was only validly published in 2020. In 2020, David W.E. Hone, Adam James Fitch, Ma Feimin and Xu Xing named and described the type species ''Luchibang xingzhe''. The generic name ''Luchibang'' is derived from the Mandarin ''lu'', "heron", and ''chibang'', "wing", but is also a reference to the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurhachius
''Nurhachius'' is a genus of istiodactylid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian to Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Its fossil remains date back about 120 million years ago. Discovery The genus was named in 2005 by Wang Xiaolin, Alexander Kellner, Zhou Zhonghe and Diogenes de Almeida Campos. The type species is ''Nurhachius ignaciobritoi''. The genus name refers to Nurhaci, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, whose original power base encompassed the region where the fossil was found. The specific name honors the late Brazilian paleontologist Ignácio Aureliano Machado Brito, who pioneered the study of pterosaurs in his country. ''Nurhachius'' was first described based on its holotype fossil, IVPP V-13288, a partial skull and skeleton. A second specimen, IVPP V-13288, was later referred to the species. In 2019, a second species was named: ''Nurhachius luei''. The specific name honors the late Lü Juncha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiodactylidae
Istiodactylidae is a small family of pterosaurs. This family was named in 2001 after the type genus ''Istiodactylus'' was discovered not to be a member of the genus ''Ornithodesmus''. Systematics and distribution Remains of taxa that can be confidently assigned to Istiodactylidae have been found in the UK and China, in rocks dating from the Early Cretaceous period (Barremian to Aptian stage). Arbour and Currie (2011) described Canadian '' Gwawinapterus beardi'' as a member of Istiodactylidae living in the late Cretaceous (upper Campanian stage); however, Witton (2012) suggested the tooth replacement pattern in this animal does not match that of pterosaurs, suggesting that the species might be non-pterosaurian. Additional research suggested that the species was in fact a fish. The earliest known species might be ''Archaeoistiodactylus linglongtaensis'', from the Middle Jurassic of China; however, it also has been suggested that the holotype specimen of this species might actuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongshanopterus
''Hongshanopterus'' is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning, China. The type species ''Hongshanopterus lacustris'' was in 2008 named and described by Wang Xiaolin, Diogenes de Almeida Campos, Zhou Zhonghe and Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner. The generic name combines a reference to the Hongshan culture in Lioaning with a Latinised Greek ''pteron'', "wing". The specific name means "of the lake" in Latin, referring to the lake deposits the fossil was found in, at Dapinfang. ''Hongshanopterus'' is based on the holotype IVPP V14582, found in a layer of the Jiufotang Formation dating from the Aptian, It consists of a skull and five neck vertebrae of a single subadult individual. The wingspan of ''Hongshanopterus'' was estimated at 1.8 to 1.9 meters. It possessed a relatively high number of teeth, about thirty-six for both upper jaws combined. The teeth were robust and had triangular crowns which were flattened from mouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimodactylidae
Mimodactylidae is a group or family of pterosaurs known from Cretaceous deposits in East Asia and the Middle East. They are phylogenetically more closely related to the Istiodactylidae than to the Ornithocheiridae or the Anhangueridae, forming the clade Istiodactyliformes together with the Istiodactylidae and ''Hongshanopterus''.Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Caldwell, Michael W.; Holgado, Borja; Vecchia, Fabio M. Dalla; Nohra, Roy; Sayão, Juliana M.; Currie, Philip J. (2019). "First complete pterosaur from the Afro-Arabian continent: insight into pterodactyloid diversity". ''Scientific Reports''. 9(1). . In 2019, Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner, Michael Wayne Caldwell, Borja Holgado, Fabio Marco Dalla Vecchia, Roy Nohra, Juliana Manso Sayão and Philip John Currie defined the clade Mimodactylidae as the group consisting of ''Mimodactylus libanensis'' and all species more closely related to ''Mimodactylus'' than to ''Istiodactylus latidens'', ''Ikrandraco avatar'' or '' Anhangue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonchodectidae
Lonchodectidae or LonchodraconidaePêgas, R.V., Holgado, B., Leal, M.E.C., 2019. "''Targaryendraco wiedenrothi'' gen. nov. (Pterodactyloidea, Pteranodontoidea, Lanceodontia) and recognition of a new cosmopolitan lineage of Cretaceous toothed pterodactyloids", ''Historical Biology'', 1–15. doi:10.1080/08912963.2019.1690482 is a group of pterosaurs within the clade Pterodactyloidea. It has variously been considered to be within Ctenochasmatoidea, Azhdarchoidea and Pteranodontia.Witton, M.P., Martill, D.M., and Green, M. (2009). "On pterodactyloid diversity in the British Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) and a reappraisal of “Palaeornis” ''cliftii'' Mantell, 1844." ''Cretaceous Research'', 30: 676–686. They are notable for their high, conical tooth sockets and raised alveolar margins. Taxonomic history Lonchodectidae was first named by paleontologist Reginald Walter Hooley in 1914, and was first considered to only contain species of ''Lonchodectes''.Unwin, David M. 2001. "An over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
