Jianchangnathus
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Vinony files it under Fossils of China, Fossil taxa described in 2012 and Middle Jurassic pterosaurs of Asia.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Cheng, Wang, Jiang & Kellner, 2012
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Jianchangnathus is an extinct genus of basal pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of northeastern China.
==Naming== Jianchangnathus was first described and named by Cheng Xin, Wang Xiaolin, Jiang Shunxing and Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2012 and the type species is Jianchangnathus robustus. The generic name combines a reference to Jianchang County with a Greek γνάθος, gnathos, "jaw". The specific name means "robust" in Latin.
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