Nemicolopterus

Nemicolopterus is a dubious genus of tapejaromorph pterosaur, based on a very small specimen described as the smallest known "adult" pterosaur to date. It lived in the Jehol Biota 120 million years ago.

Nemicolopterus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Clade: Tapejaromorpha
Genus: Nemicolopterus
Wang et al., 2008
Type species
Nemicolopterus crypticus
Wang et al., 2008
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