Qinglongopterus
| Qinglongopterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Family: | †Rhamphorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | † Rhamphorhynchinae
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| Genus: | †Qinglongopterus Lü, et al., 2012 |
| Species: | †Q. guoi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Qinglongopterus guoi Lü, et al., 2012
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Qinglongopterus is a
Hebei Province, China. Qinglongopterus is known from only one specimen; D3080/3081, a nearly complete skeleton collected from the Tiaojishan Formation. It was described by Lü Junchang et al. in 2012. The type species is Qinglongopterus guoi.[1]
Description
Qinglongopterus is noted to be remarkably similar to evolutionary stasis within rhamphorhynchine pterosaurs.
The holotype specimen has large eye sockets and exhibits a relative lack of fusion throughout the skeleton, suggesting the individual was a late-stage juvenile.[1] The holotype has an estimated wingspan of 34.4 centimeters (13.5 inches).
See also
References
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