†Scaphognathus Wagner 1861 (pterosaur)
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Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae
Synonyms: Brachytrachelus Giebel 1852, Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger 1843
Parent taxon: Scaphognathinae according to J. Lu et al. 2015
See also Andres et al. 2010, Andres et al. 2014, Bennett 2014, Carpenter et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Newton 1888, Sereno 1991, Spangenberg 1898, Unwin 2003 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Jianchangopterus, Sordes
Subtaxa: Scaphognathus crassirostris Scaphognathus robustus
Type: Parapsicephalus purdoni
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (1 collection), Germany (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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