Meilifeilong

Meilifeilong
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Photograph (A) and line drawing (B) of the holotype specimen of M. youhao
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Clade: Azhdarchoidea
Clade: Neoazhdarchia
Family: Chaoyangopteridae
Genus: Meilifeilong
Wang et al., 2023
Type species
Meilifeilong youhao
Wang et al., 2023
Other species
  • M. sanyainus Ji et al., 2023

Meilifeilong (meaning "beautiful flying dragon") is an extinct genus of chaoyangopterid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of China. The genus contains two species: M. youhao, known from an almost complete skeleton and a partial skull, and M. sanyainus, originally described as a species of Shenzhoupterus. The Meilifeilong youhao holotype represents the best-preserved and most complete chaoyangopterid discovered so far.