Name
Hongshanopterus (Hongshan Wing).
Phonetic
Hong-shan-op-teh-rus.
Named By
Wang et al - 2008.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Chordata, Pterodactyloidea, Pterodactyloidea, Ornithocheiroidea, Istiodactylidae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
H. lacustris
Size
Wingspan roughly estimated to be about 1.8-1.9 meters across.
Known locations
China, Liaoning Province - Jiufotang Formation.
Time Period
Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Skull and cervical vertebra of a sub adult.
The teeth of Hongshanopterus extend past the first third of the skull. Not only does this give Hongshanopterus more teeth than other istiodactylids, it is taken as a marker for Hongshanopterus being a basal member of the group.
– A primitive istiodactylid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from the Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous), northeast China. – Zootaxa 1813:1-18. – X. Wang, D. A. Campos, Z. Zhou and A. W. A. Kellner – 2008.
