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HUAXIAPTERUS
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Genus: Huaxiapterus Lü & Yuan, 2005
Etymology: "China wing"
Type species: H. jii
Other Species: none
Diagnosis: See type species.
Classification: Tapejaridae
Holotype: GMN-03-11-001 — A nearly complete skeleton with a skull
Referred Specimens: none
Time: Aptian, Early Cretaceous
Horizon: Jiufotang Formation, Jehol Group
Location: Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China
Skull length: 185 mm
Total length: ~600 mm
Wingspan: ~940 mm
Mass: ?
Diagnosis: A Tapejarid pterosaur with skull and jaw morphologies between Sinopterus and Tapejara; the premaxillary saggital crest and dentary sagittal crest are deeper than those in Sinopterus, but shallower than those in Tapejara. The posterior expansion of the premaxillary crest is arced in lateral view and the ventral margin of the upper jaw is smoothly curved ventrally. A short cleft is present on the central part of the palatal surface. (Lü & Yuan, 2005)
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References:
Lü, J., and Yuan, C., 2005, New Tapejarid Pterosaur from Western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79 (4): 453-458.