Cathayopterus

Cathayopterus

"Cathayopterus" is the informal name for a pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous-age Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. It is described as a ctenochasmatid, a member of the group of pterosaurian filter-feeders. The suggested "type species" is "C. grabaui."cite journal |last=Xiaolin |first=Wang |coauthors=and Zhonghe, Zhou |year=2006 |title=Pterosaur assemblages of the Jehol Biota and their implication for the Early Cretaceous pterosaur radiation |journal=Geological Journal |volume=41 |issue=3-4 |pages=405–418 |doi=10.1002/gj.1046]

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