ArchaeopterodactyloideaAsiaBreviquartossaCaelidraconesCtenochasmatidaeCtenochasmatinaeCtenochasmatoideaEarly AptianEarly CretaceousEuctenochasmatiaLate BarremianLophocratiaMacronychopteraMonofenestrataNovialoideaPterodactyliformesPterodactyloideaPterodactylomorphaPterodaustriniPterosauriaZambellisauria

Eosipterus yangi

Pterosaur: Eosipterus yangi

Meters Feet
Wingspan*: 1.25 m 4.1 ft
*The largest known specimen

ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Late Barremian - Early Aptian

Details

Status: valid
Autor: Ji & Ji
Year: 1997
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Yixian

Classification

Pterosauria
Zambellisauria
Macronychoptera
Novialoidea
Breviquartossa
Pterodactylomorpha
Monofenestrata
Pterodactyliformes
Caelidracones
Pterodactyloidea
Lophocratia
Archaeopterodactyloidea
Euctenochasmatia
Ctenochasmatoidea
Ctenochasmatidae
Ctenochasmatinae
Pterodaustrini


Other

Material: Incomplete skeleton without skull, referred other individuals ? (problematic).
References: Ji, S. & Ji Q., (1997), "Discovery of a new pterosaur in western Liaoning, China".

________________________

If you are interested in Excel Professional version of Dinosaur or Pterosaur Database, write to us