In Depth
Yixianopterus had numerous small concical teeth in its jaws that would have allowed it to pluck fish from the water. The pterosaur Avgodectes is considered by some to be a potential synonym of Yixianopterus, although at the time of writing this is still under debate.
Further Reading
– New pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning. Papers from the 2005 Heyuan International Dinosaur Symposium. – Geological Publishing House, Beijing 195-203. – J. L�, S. Ji, C. Yuan, Y. Gao, Z. Sun & Q. Ji – 2006.
