| Named By: | Lu et al in 2006 |
| Time Period: | Aptian of the Cretaceous |
| Location: | China, Liaoning Province - Yixian Formation |
| Size: | Estimated 20 centimetre skull length |
| Diet: | unavailable |
| Fossil(s): | Partial skeleton and jaws |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria | Pterodactyloidea | Ornithocheiridae | |
Yixianopterus had numerous small concical teeth in its jaws that would have allowed it to pluck fish from the water. The pterosaur Avgodectes is considered by some to be a potential synonym of Yixianopterus, although at the time of writing this is still under debate.