Name
Archaeoistiodactylus (Ancient Istiodactylus).
Phonetic
Ar-kee-o-is-tee-o-dak-tyl-us.
Named By
L� Junchang & Fucha Xiaohui - 2011.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea, Istiodactylidae
Diet
Piscivore.
Species
A. linglongtaensis
Size
Roughly estimated at 90 centimetre wingspan.
Known locations
China, Liaoning Province - Tiaojishan Formation.
Time Period
Bathonian to Oxfordian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial skull, mandible, and post partial incomplete skeleton.
As the name suggests, Archaeoistiodactylus is the oldest known istiodactylid pterosaur.
– A new pterosaur (Pterosauria) from Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of western Liaoning, China. – Global Geology 13:113-118. – J. L� & X. Fucha – 2018.
