Luopterus

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title: Luopterus
text: Luopterus is an extinct genus of anurognathid pterosaur containing only the holotype species L. mutoudengensis that is known from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Qinglong, northern Hebei Province, China. It was originally named as a species of Dendrorhynchoides in 2012 but it was moved to the genus Luopterus in 2020. Luopterus was originally thought to be from the Early Cretaceous, with a wingspan that is about 40 centimeters (16 in), making it one of the smallest known pterosaurs.
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description: Genus of anurognathid pterosaur from the Jurassic period
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luopterus
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date modified: 2024-04-09T18:26:57Z
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