Upper Jurassic Period
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Eosipterus yangi

Eosipterus (Eastern Wing)
This is a new pterosaur with a near complete skeleton, though the condition of some of the bones is poor, the articulated wings and legs show a medium sized pterodactyl from the Yixian Formation, Western Liaoning, Northeast China.  Wingspan is about 1.2m

Ji, S. & Ji Q. 1997, Discovery of a new pterosaur in western Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica, 71(2) pp.115-121.