Genus: Elanodactylus ANDRES & JI, 2008
Etymology: Greek, elanso, "kite bird of prey" and Greek, daktylos, "finger."

Species: prolatus ANDRES & JI, 2008
Etymology: Latin, prolatus, "extended or elongated"; in reference to the elongate second and third phalanges of the wing finger that gives this specimen long, slim wings reminiscent of the kits.

Holotype: NGMC 99-07-1

Locality: Sihetun Basin, Beipiao Municipality, Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Bed 6 of Member 3, Lower Yixian Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Barremian stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: A partial articulated skeleton.

Scale is 10 cm.

Referred material:

ZHOU, 2010

Locality: Near Erdaogou Village, Chaoyang, Western Liaoning, China.

Horizon: Yixian Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Barremian stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material:

LPM-R00078: A partial articulated skeleton.