Liaoxipterus

Liaoxipterus shi ne pterosaur na farko na rukunin istiodactylid da aka samu a ƙasar Sin, amma masana kimiyya da farko sun yi tunanin wani nau'in pterosaur ne daban da ake kira ctenochasmatid.2

Ƙashin ƙananan muƙamuƙinsa yana da tsawon milimita 161, wanda ya fi gajarta da mita, kuma yana da haƙora kusan 26 gaba ɗaya.12

Ƙashin hyoid da ke maƙogwaronsa yana da siffar Y kuma yana da tsayi sosai, kamar na chameleon, wanda ke taimaka wa harshe ya fito da sauri don kama abinci.2

Liaoxipterus ya rayu tare da wasu pterosaurs kamar Nurhachius da Istiodactylus sinensis a cikin tsohon muhallin da suka rayu.2

Dukkan haƙoransa suna da siffa ɗaya, tare da tushen da ya fi kambi tsayi, kuma sun kasance lebur daga gefe zuwa gefe.2

Masana kimiyya suna tunanin cewa faɗin ƙarshen ƙananan muƙamuƙinsa ƙila ya bambanta da na wasu pterosaurs saboda bambancin jinsi, kamar yadda maza da mata suke da bambanci.2