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Zhenyuanopterus was named in 2005. It had a long beak filled with needle like teeth. Zhenyuanopterus lived in Yixian Formation which meant that it shared its environment with many other kinds of pterosaurs, as well as species of dinosaurs. Zhenyuanopterus most likely ate fish and any other small aquatic animal that it could  catch with its long needle like teeth.

Naming: Zhenyuanopterus was named by paleontologist lü Junchang in 2005. Zhenyuanopterus is named after Sun Zhenyuan, the person who gave lü Junchang the fossils.

Description: Zhenyuanopterus had a long beak filled with needle like teeth. There are 58 teeth in the upper and 56 teeth in the lower jaw.

Paleo ecology: zhenyuanopterus lived in the Yixian formation along with other ancient animals such as Sinosauropteryx, lycoptera, yutyrannus, and many more.

Habitat: Yixian Formation in the early cretaceous was a lakeside forest ecosystem with the presence of volcanoes

Diet: Zhenyuanopterus probably ambushed its aquatic prey from the shore using its long sharp teeth. It's most likely prey items were amphibians and fish.