Linlongopterus

Lin-long-op-teh-rus.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, August 12). Linlongopterus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/linlongopterus/

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Name

Linlongopterus ‭(‬Forest dragon wing‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lin-long-op-teh-rus.

Named By

T.‭ ‬Rodrigues,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jiang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wang,‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Anhangueria.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

L.‭ ‬jennyae‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jiufotang Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and mandible.

In Depth

       Linlongopterus is a genus of pterosaurs that lived in China during‭ ‬the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new toothed pteranodontoid‭ (‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea‭) ‬from the Jiufotang Formation‭ (‬Lower Cretaceous,‭ ‬Aptian‭) ‬of China and comments on Liaoningopterus gui Wang and Zhou,‭ ‬2003.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology‭ ‬27‭(‬6‭)‬:782-795.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Rodrigues,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jiang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wang,‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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