supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (40872017,90914003);the 973 Project (2006CB701405);the Basic Outlay of Scientific Research Work from the Ministry of Science and Technology (J1003; J0703)
A new pterosaur Archaeoistiodactylus linglongtaensis gen. et sp. nov. is erected based on an incomplete skeleton with a partial skull and lower jaw. The new taxon is characterized by circular tooth sockets of anterior...