Chaoyang, Liaoning
Liaoxipterus is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian-Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The type species is Liaoxipterus brachyognathus. The genus name is derived from the discovery locality Liaoxi and a Latinised Greek "pteron", "wing". The specific name is derived from Greek "brachys", "short" and "gnathos", "jaw".