Wukongopterus
| Wukongopterus | |
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| Holotype, Paleozoological Museum of China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Family: | †Wukongopteridae |
| Subfamily: | † Wukongopterinae
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| Genus: | †Wukongopterus Wang et al., 2009 |
| Species: | †W. lii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Wukongopterus lii Wang et al., 2009
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Wukongopterus is a
Daohugou Beds, of the Middle or Late Jurassic. It was unusual for having both an elongate neck and a long tail.[1]
The genus was described and named in 2009 by
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, the main hero of the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West, and a Latinized Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name honours Li Yutong, senior preparator of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP).[1]
The genus is based on
uropatagium, a membrane between the hind legs.[1]
Classification
Below is a cladogram following Wang et al. (2017) [2]
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See also
- Timeline of pterosaur research
- Darwinopterus
- List of pterosaur genera
- Daohugou Beds
- 2009 in paleontology
