Wukongopterus
id:
wukongopterus-175-507942
title:
Wukongopterus
text:
Wukongopterus is a genus of basal pterosaur, found in Liaoning, China, from the Tiaojishan Formation, of the Middle or Late Jurassic. It was unusual for having both an elongate neck and a long tail. The genus was described and named in 2009 by Wang Xiaolin, Alexander Kellner, Jiang Shunxing and Meng Xi. The genus name is derived from Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, the main hero of the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West, and a Latinized Greek pteron, "wing". The specific name honours Li Yuto
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of wukongopterid pterosaur from the Jurassic period
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wukongopterus
date created:
2009-11-13T14:47:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T23:38:20Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
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