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A New Species of Huaxiapterus (Pterosauria: Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China
Author(s) -
Junchang Lü,
Yubo GAO,
Lida XING,
Zhixin LI,
Qiang JI
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2007.tb00992.x
Subject(s) - crest , groove (engineering) , anatomy , skull , paleontology , cretaceous , dorsum , geology , biology , spine (molecular biology) , symphysis , china , geography , archaeology , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , microbiology and biotechnology
A new species of Huaxiapterus: H. benxiensis sp. nov. is erected based on the new specimen. The diagnostic characters of Huaxiapterus benxiensis are well‐developed premaxillary crest and parietal spine, the crest and spine parallel and extending posterodorsally, and a shallow groove present on the dorsal surface of the anterior portion of the mandibular symphysis. The different skull morphologies of Chinese tapejarid pterosaurs indicate that they are much more diverse than the previous thought.