Upper Jurassic Period
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Huanhepterus quingyangensis

 

Huanhepterus (River Haunhe wing) quingyangensis
This Gnathosaurus like pterosaur has a distinctly long neck.  It comes from the Jurassic sediments of the Ordos basin, China.  The jaw is unusual in having tightly packed teeth at the front of the jaw and reducing towards the back.
Dong Z.  1982,  On a new pterosauria (Huanhepterus quingyangensis gen. et sp.nov.) from Ordos, China. Vert. Palasiat. 20 (2): 115-121