Lower Cretaceous Period

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Jidapterus edentus

An azhdarchid pterosaur from the cretaceous deposits of the Chaoyang Basin, Liaoning China.  This appears to be an early Azhdarchid.

In December 2004, this find was referred to as the 'Jida Pterosaur'

Dong Z-m, Sun Y-w and Wu S-y; 2003, On a new pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Chaoyang Basin, Western Liaoning, China. Global Geology, 22 (1), 1-7.

Lu, J., and Ji, Q., 2006, Preliminary results of a phylogenetic analysis of the pterosaurs from western Liaoning and surrounding areas. Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea 22(1): p. 239-261