***Dsungaripterus*** je bio rod pterosaura sa prosječnim rasponom krila od 3 metra. Tokom rane krede nastanjivao je područje današnje Kine, gdje je pronađen u slivu rijeke Junggar.

Otkriće i vrste
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Fosilna lubanja u Paleozoološkom muzeju Kine
Umjetnički prikaz
Yang Zhongjian je 1964. dao naziv rodu *Dsungaripterus*. Naziv roda kombinira upućivanje na sliv rijeke Junggar sa latiniziranim grčkim *pteron*, što znači "krilo". Nomenklaturni tip je *Dsungaripterus weii*, a naziv vrste dat mu je u čast paleontologa C.M. Weia iz Paleontološkog odjela Instituta za nauku Biroa za naftu u Xinjiangu. Holotip je **IVPP No. V-2776**, nepotpuna lubanja i skelet. Od 1973. je pronađeno više materijala, uključujući i gotovo potpune lubanje.

Peter Galton je 1980. preimenovao *Pterodactylus brancai* (Reck 1931), formu iz jedne kasnojurske afričke formacije, u *Dsungaripterus brancai*, ali se ta identifikacija sada obično odbacuje. Natasha Bakhurina je 1982. imenovala novu vrstu, *Dsungaripterus parvus*, na osnovu manjeg skeleta iz Mongolije. Ona je kasnije preimenovana u "Phobetor", zauzet naziv, a 2009. se pokazalo da je identična rodu *Noripterus*. U Koreji je 2002. prijavljena jedna kost krila roda *Dsungaripterus*.

Izgled
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*Dsungaripterus weii* je imao raspon krila od 3 do 3,5 metra. Lubanja, duga 40 do 50 cm, imala je nisku koštanu krestu, koja se protezala od osnove lubanje do polovine kljuna. Glava i vrat *Dsungaripterusa* zajedno su imali dužinu od gotovo jednog metra. Njegova najupadljivija osobina bile su njegove duge i uske čeljusi zakrivljene prema gore, sa šiljastim vrhom, zbog čega su podsjećale na pincetu. Nije imao zube u prednjem dijelu čeljusti, kojima se vjerojatno služio za uklanjanje školjki i crva iz pukotina u kamenu i/ili pješčanih, muljevitih plaža koje je nastanjivao. U stražnjem dijelu čeljusti imao je zdepaste, ravne zube, prilagođene drobljenju oklopa školjki.

Filogenija
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Restauracija skeleta
Yang klasificira *Dsungaripterusa* kao pripadnika Dsungaripteridae. Dolje je kladogram koji prikazuje filogenetsku poziciju *Dsungaripterusa* unutar Neoazhdarchia prema Andres i Myers (2013).

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|  | *Domeykodactylus ceciliae* |
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|  Chaoyangopteridae  | 

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|  | *Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis* |
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|  | *Shenzhoupterus chaoyangensis* |
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|  | *Radiodactylus langstoni* |
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|  | *Azhdarcho lancicollis* |
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Povezano
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* Popis pterosaura

Izvori
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1. 1 2  Palmer, D. ur. (1999). *The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals*. London: Marshall Editions. str. 105. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
2. ↑  DOI:10.1017/S1755691013000303   
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