Wukongopteridae
Wukongopteridae
Family of darwinopteran pterosaurs from the Jurassic period
Wukongopteridae is a group of basal pterosaurs, found in China and the UK. It contains eight species in five genera, all dated to the Middle to Late Jurassic period,[1]
The Wukongopteridae were first named by Wang et al. in 2009, not yet giving an exact definition.[2] The clade Wukongopteridae was first defined by Wang et al. in 2010 as "the most recent common ancestor of Wukongopterus lii and Kunpengopterus sinensis, and all of its descendants".[3]