Cathayopterus

Cathayopterus; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 122 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Pterosauria
Suborder:	Pterodactyloidea
Family:	Ctenochasmatidae
Genus:	Cathayopterus; Wang & Zhou, 2006
Species
	C. grabaui Wang & Zhou, 2006 (type);

Cathayopterus is a ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. It is a member of the group of pterosaurian filter-feeders. The type species is C. grabaui, described in 2006 by Wang and Zhou.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Xiaolin, Wang; Zhonghe, Zhou (2006). "Pterosaur assemblages of the Jehol Biota and their implication for the Early Cretaceous pterosaur radiation". Geological Journal. 41 (3–4): 405–418. doi:10.1002/gj.1046.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Xiaolin, Wang; Zhou, Zhonghe (2006). Rong, Jiayu; Fang, Zongjie; Zhou, Zhonghe; Zhan, Renbin; Yuan, Xunalai (eds.). "Originations and Radiations—Evidences from the Chinese Fossil Record". Beijing: Science Press: 665–689, 937–938. {{cite journal}}: |chapter= ignored (help); |editor5-first= missing |editor5-last= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |displayeditors= ignored (|display-editors= suggested) (help)

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