| New Tapejarid Pterosaur from Western Liaoning, China |
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| 作者姓名： | Lü Junchang and YUAN Chongxi Institute of Geology Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Beijing E-mail: tmcpl@yahoo.com |
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| 作者单位： | Lü Junchang and YUAN Chongxi Institute of Geology，Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences，Beijing 100037; E-mail: tmcpl68@yahoo.com |
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| 摘 要： | A new tapejarid pterosaur Huaxiapterus jii gen. et sp. nov. is erected based on a nearly complete skeleton with a skull. The skull morphology of Huaxiapterus jii gen. et sp. nov. appears transitional between the skulls of Sinopterus and Tapejara. The skull morphology （low crest） of Huaxiapterusjii indicates that Huaxiapterus is more closely related to Sinopterus than to Tapejara, which has a high crest. The relatively long and shallow skull of Sinopterus indicates that it is a primitive form. Huaxiapterus is more derived than Sinopterus but more primitive than Tapejara.
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| 关 键 词： | 辽宁 翼龙 古生物 化石 地质年代 古动物 |
New Tapejarid Pterosaur from Western Liaoning, China |
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| Authors: | U Junchang Yuan Chongxi |
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| Abstract: | A new tapejarid pterosaur Huaxiapterus jii gen. et sp. nov. is erected based on a nearly complete skeleton with a skull. The skull morphology of Huaxiapterus jii gen. et sp. nov. appears transitional between the skulls of Sinopterus and Tapejara. The skull morphology (low crest) of Huaxiapterus jii indicates that Huaxiapterus is more closely related to Sinopterus than to Tapejara, which has a high crest. The relatively long and shallow skull of Sinopterus indicates that it is a primitive form. Huaxiapterus is more derived than Sinopterus but more primitive than Tapejara. |
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| Keywords: | Huaxiapterus Tapejaridae Jiufotang Formation Early Cretaceous Chaoyang Liaoning Province |
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