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Haopterus Wang and Lü 2001 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Full reference: X. Wang and J. Lü. 2001. Discovery of a pterodactylid pterosaur from the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 46:1112-1117

Parent taxon: Pterodactyloidea according to B. Andres and Q. Ji 2008

Sister taxa: Anhangueridae, Archaeopterodactyloidea, Ardeadactylus, Belonochasmatidae, Cearadactylidae, Dermodactylus, Dsungaripteroidea, Eupterodactyloidea, Herbstosaurus, Lophocratia, Mesadactylus, Ningchengopterus, Nyctosauridae, Ornithocheiroidea, Pteranodontoidea, Pterodactylus, Tendaguripteridae, Titanopterygiidae

Subtaxa: Haopterus gracilis

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Ecology: volant piscivore