New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The Wukongopteridae compose a non-pterodactyloid clade of pterosaurs that are the most abundant flying reptiles in the deposits of the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota.
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An early juvenile of Kunpengopterus sinensis (Pterosauria) from the Late Jurassic in China [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 The Wukongopteridae is a transitional clade between the long- and short-tailed pterosaur groups, and at least ten specimens have been studied without a determined juvenile specimen. Here, we described a small-sized Kunpengopterus sinensis, less than half
SHUNXING JIANG +5 more
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New information on the Wukongopteridae (Pterosauria) revealed by a new specimen from the Jurassic of China [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 The Wukongopteridae is an important pterosaur group discovered from Yanliao Biota, because it combines character states seen in non-pterodactyloid and pterodactyloid pterosaurs.
Xin Cheng +3 more
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Two emetolite-pterosaur associations from the Late Jurassic of China: showing the first evidence for antiperistalsis in pterosaurs. [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2022 Knowledge about the pterosaur diet and digestive system is limited, and there is little direct evidence in the fossil record. Here, we report two specimens of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis , a juvenile and
Jiang S +6 more
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New insights into pterosaur cranial anatomy: X-ray imaging reveals palatal structure and evolutionary trends [PDF]
Communications BiologyAmong the least studied portion of the pterosaur skeleton is the palate, which tends to be poorly preserved and commonly only visible from one side (the ventral portion).
He Chen +3 more
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A new species of Darwinopterus (Wukongopteridae, Pterosauria) from western Liaoning provides some new information on the ontogeny of this clade [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasThe Wukongopteridae is an important pterosaur clade from the Yanliao Biota, combining features of basal and derived pterosaurs. So far, the Wukongopteridae consists of five species divided into three genera: Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus modularis ...
XIN CHENG +7 more
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New long-tailed pterosaurs (Wukongopteridae) from western Liaoning, China
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2010 Two almost complete long-tailed pterosaurs from the Linglongta, Jianchang County, western Liaoning, China, are described and represent new taxa referred to the non-pterodactyloid clade Wukongopteridae. Kunpengopterus sinensis gen. et sp. nov.
Xiaolin Wang +5 more
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Nurhachius luei, a new istiodactylid pterosaur (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province (China) and comments on the Istiodactylidae. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Zhou X, Pêgas RV, Leal MEC, Bonde N.
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New postcranial remains from the Lealt Shale Formation of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, showcase hidden pterosaur diversity in the Middle Jurassic [PDF]
, 2023 The transition between Early to Middle Jurassic was significant in pterosaur evolution, when these volant reptiles exploded in diversity alongside dinosaurs and other animals.
Brusatte, Stephen L. +6 more
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Novel information on the cranial anatomy of the tapejarine pterosaur Caiuajara dobruskii [PDF]
, 2022 Caiuajara dobruskii is a tapejarid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of the 'Cemitério dos Pterossauros' (pterosaur graveyard) site, a unique pterosaur bonebed which is located at the municipality of Cruzeiro do Oeste (Paraná, Brazil). Preliminary inferences
Canejo, Lucas +5 more
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