AsiaAzhdarchoideaBreviquartossaCaelidraconesChaoyangopteridaeEarly AptianEarly CretaceousEupterodactyloideaLophocratiaMacronychopteraMonofenestrataNeoazhdarchiaNeopterodactyloideaNovialoideaOrnithocheiroideaPterodactyliformesPterodactyloideaPterodactylomorphaPterosauriaZambellisauria

Jidapterus edentus

Pterosaur: Jidapterus edentus

Meters Feet
Wingspan*: 1.60 m 5.2 ft
*The largest known specimen

ESR: 4 / 4 (estimated size reliability)

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Early Aptian

Details

Status: valid
Autor: Dong, Sun & Wu
Year: 2003
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Liaoning
Formation: Jiufotang

Classification

Pterosauria
Zambellisauria
Macronychoptera
Novialoidea
Breviquartossa
Pterodactylomorpha
Monofenestrata
Pterodactyliformes
Caelidracones
Pterodactyloidea
Lophocratia
Eupterodactyloidea
Ornithocheiroidea
Azhdarchoidea
Neoazhdarchia
Neopterodactyloidea
Chaoyangopteridae


Other

Material: Nearly complete skeleton with skull.
References: Wu, W.-H.; Zhou, C.-F.; Andres, B. (2017). "The toothless pterosaur Jidapterus edentus (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea) from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota and its paleoecological implications".

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