Genus: Darwinopterus LU, UNWIN, JIN, LIU, & JI, 2009
Etymology: In honor of Naturalist Charles R. Darwin (1809-1882), honoring the anniversaries of his birth (200
years) and the publication of On the origin of species (150 year) and Greek, pteron, "winged."
Species: modularis LU, UNWIN, JIN, LIU, & JI, 2009
Etymology: Latin, modularis; meaning composed of interchangable units.
Holotype: ZMNH M8782
Locality: Linglengta, Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Jurassic.
Material: Well-presrved skull and skeleton.
Referred material:
YH-2000: Almost complete skull and skeleton.
XU, LU, CHANG, WEI, ZHANG, JIA & ZHANG, 2010
Number: Not given: Skull and skeleton.
= Darwinopterus modularis LU, UNWIN, DEEMING, JIN, LIU & JI, 2011
ZMNH M8802: Skull and skeleton.
Note: With one egg near pelvic girdle.
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Species: linglongtaensis WANG, KELLNER, JIANG, CHENG, MENG & RODRIGUES,
2010
Etymology: From Longlongta, Jianchang County, western Liaoning Province, China, where the holotype of this new species was discovered.
Holotype: IVPP V16049
Locality: Longlongta, Jianchang County, western Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Daohugou bed (Formation) or Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Jurassic.
Material: Almost complete and well-articulated skeleton.
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Species: robustodens LÜ, XU, CHANG & ZHANG, 2011
Etymology: Latin, robusto-, "stout" and Latin, dens, "tooth"; the specific name
referring to thes short, stout teeth of the news species.
Holotype: Henan Geological Museum 41HIII-0309A
Locality: Linglengta, Jianchang County, Western Liaoning County, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Jurassic.
Material: Skull and nearly complete skeleton.