Beipiaopterus chenianus
Sign in to saveBeipiaopterus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period (Aptian stage) of what is now the Yixian Formation of the China.
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Vinony files it under Ctenochasmatidae, Early Cretaceous pterosaurs of Asia and Fossil taxa described in 2003.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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Beipiaopterus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period (Aptian stage) of what is now the Yixian Formation of the China.
The genus was named in 2003 by Lü Junchang. The generic name is derived from Beipiao City in Liaoning Province and a Latinized Greek pteron, "wing". The specific epithet honors paleontologist Professor Chen Peiji.
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