New information on the Wukongopteridae (Pterosauria) revealed by a new specimen from the Jurassic of China

The Wukongopteridae is an important pterosaur group discovered from Yanliao Biota, because it combines character states seen in non-pterodactyloid and pterodactyloid pterosaurs. So far, the Wukongopteridae contains three genera: Wukongopterus, Darwinopterus and Kunpengopterus; representing five spec...

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Main Authors: Xin Cheng, Shunxing Jiang, Xiaolin Wang, Alexander W.A. Kellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2177.pdf