Lower Cretaceous Period
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Istiodactylus sinensis

Istiodactylus (sail finger) sinensis (from china)
Andres, B., and Ji, Q., 2006, A new species of Istiodactylus (Pterosauria, pterodactyloidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol.26, no.1, p. 70-78. (Istiodactylus sinensis)

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

 

An incomplete skeleton including a skull, the atlo-axis, 3 cervical vertebra, 9 dorsal vertebrae, 13 rib fragments,  scapulae and coracoids, several bones from both wings, partial pelvis, fragments of femora and tibiae, 4 pedal phalanges, and several rib fragments.

Holotype : NGMC 99-07-011, Tuffaceous facies, Jiufotang Formation, Baitaigou Village, Toutai Township, Yixian County, Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China,