Genus: Sericipterus ANDRES, CLARK & XU, 2010
Etymology: Latin, sericum, "silk"; in reference to the ancient Silk Road that
passed through what is now the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and Greek, pteros,
"wing," a traditional ending for pterosaur names.
Species: wucaiwanensis ANDRES, CLARK & XU, 2010
Etymology:
In reference to the Wucaiwan area, Xinjiang Autonomous Region,
China, in which this pterosaur was found. In Chinese
it means 'five-color bay' and refers to the striking variegated
colors of the rocks in the area.
Holotype: IVPP V14725
Locality: Wucaiwan locality, eastern Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.
Horizon: Upper Shishugou Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Oxfordian Stage, Lower Malm Epoch, Early Late Jurassic.
Material: Incomplete skeleton including a disarticulated skull, partial mandible, at least 12 isolated teeth, partial vertebral column (6 cervicals, 9 dorsals, 2 sacrals), the right scapula and coraoid, both humeri, the ends of the right ulnae and radii, the distal end of the left ulna, a proxmal manual phalanx, the left first, right second, both third, and both fourth wing phalanges, an ischioput plate, 2 metapodial elements and probable pedal phalanx fragment.