Lower Cretaceous Period

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Lianoxipterus brachyognathus

 

A near complete lower jaw from  the early Cretaceous deposits of Liaoning Province, China,  This lower jaw shows many ctenochasmid features, though it does have relatively fewer teeth than a typical ctenochasmid.  It has been assigned a new species as it is significantly different from other pterosaurs.

Dong Z. and Lu J., 2005, A new Ctenochasmid Pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, Acta Geologica Sinica, vol. 79, No. 2, p164-167.