New Azhdarchid Pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Western Liaoning  

作　　者：LUEJunchang JIQiang 

机构地区：[1]InstituteofGeology,ChineseAcademyofGeologicalSciences,Beijing100037

出　　处：《Acta Geologica Sinica(English Edition)》2005年第3期301-307,共7页地质学报（英文版）

摘　　要：A nearly complete skeleton with a lower jaw of pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning is described and assigned to a new genus, Eoazhdarcho gen. nov.. The new genus is characterized by a relatively small size, the ratio of the length to width of the middle series cervical vertebrae approximately 3.5 and the ratio of humeral length to femoral length approximately 0.96. The humerus of Eoazhdarcho shows great resemblances to that of previously described Azhdarchidae, so it is assigned to the family Azhdarchidae.A nearly complete skeleton with a lower jaw of pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning is described and assigned to a new genus, Eoazhdarcho gen. nov.. The new genus is characterized by a relatively small size, the ratio of the length to width of the middle series cervical vertebrae approximately 3.5 and the ratio of humeral length to femoral length approximately 0.96. The humerus of Eoazhdarcho shows great resemblances to that of previously described Azhdarchidae, so it is assigned to the family Azhdarchidae.

关 键 词：Eoazhdarcho Azhdarchidae Early Cretaceous Liaoning Province 

分 类 号：Q915[天文地球—古生物学与地层学] P534.53[生物学—古生物学]