page_title: 2002 in paleontology
section_title: New taxa
hierarchical_section_title: 2002 in paleontology / Archosauromorphs / Pterosaurs / New taxa
caption_attribution_description: Fossil specimen of an anurognathid pterosaur (Jeholopterus sp.) displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum. This specimen was the first pterosaur described from China which included remnants of the soft tissue (Ji &amp; Yuan, 2002). It was tentatively classified as Jeholopterus by Elgin et al., 2011. Ji Q. and Yuan C. 2002. Discovery of two kinds of protofeathered pterosaurs in the Mesozoic Daohuguo Biota in the Ningcheng Region and its stratigraphic and biologic significances. Geological Review, 48(2): 221-224. Elgin, R. A., Hone, D. W., &amp; Frey, E. (2011). The extent of the pterosaur flight membrane. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 56(1), 99-111.
context_page_description: Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces, palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science.
caption: Jeholopterus ninchengensis
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