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SUBMITTER: Wang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5385874 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Xiaolin X Rodrigues Taissa T Jiang Shunxing S Cheng Xin X Kellner Alexander W A AW
Scientific reports 20140911
The Aptian Jiufotang Formation of northeast China is a Konservat Lagerstätte particularly rich in pterosaurs, notably azhdarchoids. Here we describe a new genus and species of toothed pteranodontoid pterosaur, Ikrandraco avatar gen. et sp. nov., based on two laterally flattened specimens. Ikrandraco avatar is diagnosed by a suite of features, including a very low and elongate skull, strongly inclined quadrate, and a deep, blade-like bony mandibular crest with a hook-like process on its posterior ...[more]