Yixianopterus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Yixianopterus lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in Asia. The first Yixianopterus fossil was discovered in 2006.
Quick facts about Yixianopterus:
- Existed from Barremian Age to Aptian Age
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Yixianopterus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- F. Zhang and Z. Zhou. 2004. Leg feathers in an Early Cretaceous bird. Nature 431:925
