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Nurhachius fossil map

Where fossils of Nurhachius have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 115 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 115 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

Nurhachius
Image: Jonathan Chen, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupPterosaurs
Lived121.4–113.2 million years ago (Aptian)
PeriodsCretaceous
Named byWang et al. 2005
Fossil records3 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inChina
Rock formationsJiufotang, txn:NF

About Nurhachius

Nurhachius is a genus of istiodactylid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Barremian to Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Its fossil remains date back about 120 million years ago.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nurhachius (revision 1376547109), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q2591525.

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