Zhejiangopterus
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 Zhenjiangopterus linhaiensis
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| Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis Cai & Feng, 1994 |
Zhejiangopterus is a genus of pterosaur.
It is known from one species Z. linhaiensis, which was discovered in China from the Upper Cretaceous.
That specimen is a large azdharchid with a wingspan exceeding 5 metres (16.25 feet). Its skull is long, low, perfectly arched from the posterodorsal premaxilla to the posterior end of the parietal, and lacks a median keel or any other crests. The nasal and antorbital fenestra are confluent to compose a single oval fenestra that occupies nearly one half the length of the skull. The rostrum is long, gracile, acute and edentulous. Its femur is half the size of its humerus and strong and gracile.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Cai, Z., and Wei, F. (1994). On a new pterosaur (Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis gen. et sp. nov.) from Upper Cretaceous in Linhai, Zhejiang, China. Vertebrata Palasiatica 32:181-194.
[edit] External links
- Zhejiangopterus in The Pterosauria
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