Genus: Liaodactylus ZHOU, GAO, YI, XUE, LI, & FOX, 2017
Etymology: Liao, abbrevation for Liaoning, and Greek, dactylos, "finger"; suffix used for pterosaur names.

Species: primus ZHOU, GAO, YI, XUE, LI, & FOX, 2017
Etymology: Latin, primus, "Premier, first", for the early age of the new pterodactyloid taxon.

Holotype: PMOL AP 00031

Locality: Daxishan Village, Jianchang County, Western Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Upper Dogger Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: A nearly complete skull, with articulated mandibles and atlas-axis complex.
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