Huaxiapterus

Hu-aks-ip-teh-rus.
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Huaxiapterus.

Phonetic

Hu-aks-ip-teh-rus.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L� & C.‭ ‬Yuan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea,‭ ‬Tapejaridae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

H.‭ ‬jii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Huaxiapterus is a genus of pterosaur,that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New tapejarid pterosaur from western Liaoning,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬79‭(‬4‭)‬:453-458.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L� & C.‭ ‬Yuan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005. -‭ ‬A new species of Huaxiapterus‭ (‬Pterosauria:‭ ‬Pterodactyloidea‭) ‬from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning,‭ ‬China with comments on the systematics of tapejarid pterosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica.‭ ‬80‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬315‭–‬326.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬jin,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Unwin,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Azuma‭ & ‬Q.‭ ‬Ji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.‭ -‭ ‬New species of Huaxiapterus from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica.‭ ‬-‭ ‬81‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬683‭–‬687.‭ ‬Junchang L�,‭ ‬Gao Yabo,‭ ‬Xing Lida,‭ ‬Li Zhixin‭ & ‬Sun Zhenyuan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007. The Toothless Pterosaurs from China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica.‭ ‬90‭ (‬9‭)‬:‭ ‬2513‭–‬2525.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Junchang L�,‭ ‬Fangfang Teng,‭ ‬Deyu Sun,‭ ‬Caizhi Shen,‭ ‬Guoqing Li,‭ ‬Xia Gao‭ & ‬Hanfeng Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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