Zhejiangopterus [SEP] parent taxon
and thus belonged to Azhdarchidae. No other azhdarchid is known from such complete skeletal material.
See also.
- Timeline of pterosaur research
- List of pterosaurs
- Pterosaur size
External links.
- "Zhejiangopterus" in The Pterosauria
the size of its upper arm bone, and strong and thin. The wings were short but robust.
"Zhejiangopterus" was classified as a member of the Nyctosauridae by the original describers because of the two edentulous pterosaurs they possessed good descriptions of, "Pteranodon" and "Nyctosaurus", "Zhejiangopterus" more resembled the latter. At the time of the description, there was a lack of data on "Quetzalcoatlus". In 1997 David Unwin determined that "Zhejiangopterus" was more closely related to this giant American form