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.