Daohugoupterus
| Daohugoupterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Genus: | †Daohugoupterus Cheng et al., 2015 |
| Species: | †D. delicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Daohugoupterus delicatus Cheng et al., 2015
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Daohugoupterus is a genus of pterosaur from the Middle to Late Jurassic[1] Daohugou Beds of the Tiaojishan Formation in Inner Mongolia, China.[2]
Discovery and naming
Through field work by Zhou Zhonghe and Li Yan, the
Daohugoupterus was named and described in 2015 by Cheng Xin, Wang Xiaolin, Jiang Shunxing and Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner. The type and only known species is Daohugoupterus delicatus. The generic name combines a reference to Daohugou with a Latinised Greek πτερόν, pteron, "wing". The specific name means "delicate" in Latin, in reference to the gracile build.[2]
Description
Daohugoupterus is a small pterosaur. The humerus is 41.8 mm (1.65 in) long.[2]
Two distinguishing traits were indicated, which were considered possible
Classification
The short neck vertebrae, presence of cervical ribs, and the form of the humerus with a quadrangular deltopectoral crest indicate that Daohugoupterus was a relatively
Paleoecology
Daohugoupterus is a member of the Yanliao Biota, which also includes the pterosaurs Jeholopterus and Pterorhynchus; Daohugoupterus is the smallest of the three.[2]