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Pteranodon

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Pterodactylus oweni Marsh
1872Ornithochirus harpyia Cope
1872Ornithocheirus harpyia Cope p. 421
1872Ornithocheirus umbrosus Cope p. 421
1872Pterodactylus velox Marsh
1872Pterodactylus ingens Marsh pp. 241-247
1872Pterodactylus occidentalis Marsh pp. 241-247
1874Pterodactylus ingens Cope p. 26
1874Pterodactylus occidentalis Cope p. 26
1874Pterodactylus velox Cope p. 26
1876Pteranodon Marsh
1876Pteranodon velox Marsh
1876Pteranodon comptus Marsh p. 508
1876Pteranodon ingens Marsh p. 508
1876Pteranodon occidentalis Marsh p. 508
1884Pteranodon occidentalis Marsh p. 423
1884Pteranodon ingens Marsh p. 426
1886Pteranodon Günther p. 444
1890Pteranodon Zittel p. 799
1890Pteranodon comptus Zittel p. 799
1892Pteranodon ingens Williston p. 1
1892Pteranodon occidentalis Williston p. 1
1892Pteranodon comptus Williston p. 2
1892Pteranodon umbrosus Williston p. 2
1892Pteranodon velox Williston p. 2
1892Pteranodon Williston p. 12
1893Ornithostoma ingens Williston p. 79
1897Pteranodon occidentalis Marsh p. 527
1902Pteranodon Hay p. 507
1902Pteranodon comptus Hay p. 507
1902Pteranodon ingens Hay p. 508
1902Pteranodon occidentalis Hay p. 508
1902Pteranodon velox Hay p. 508
1903Pteranodon ingens Williston
1903Pteranodon occidentalis Williston
1903Pteranodon velox Williston
1903Pteranodon Williston p. 159
1930Pteranodon Hay p. 162
1930Pteranodon comptus Hay p. 162
1930Pteranodon ingens Hay p. 163
1930Pteranodon occidentalis Hay p. 163
1930Pteranodon velox Hay p. 163
1934Pteranodon occidentalis Swinton p. 21
1966Pteranodon Harksen p. 76
1967Pteranodon Charig p. 718
1984Pteranodon Schoch
1984Pteranodon ingens Schoch
1984Pteranodon occidentalis Schoch
1984Pteranodon velox Schoch
1988Pteranodon Carroll
1989Pteranodon Bennett
1991Pteranodon Murry et al. p. 167
1994Pteranodon Bennett p. 20
2003Pteranodon Unwin p. 145
2014Pteranodon Andres et al.
2014Pteranodon Headden and Campos
2014Pteranodon Vila Nova et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Pteranodontia()
genusPteranodon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Pteranodon Marsh 1876
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Subg. †Pteranodon (Longicepia) Miller 1971
Subg. †Pteranodon (Occidentalia) Miller 1971
Subg. †Pteranodon (Sternbergia) Miller 1971
Pteranodon longiceps Marsh 1876
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Invalid names: Pteranodon (Longicepia) marshi Miller 1971 [synonym], Pteranodon (Sternbergia) walkeri Miller 1971 [synonym]
Pteranodon sternbergi Harksen 1966
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Invalid names: Pteranodon (Occidentalia) eatoni Miller 1971 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ornithocheirus harpyia Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Ornithocheirus umbrosus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Pteranodon comptus Marsh 1876 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus ingens Marsh 1872 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus occidentalis Marsh 1872 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus oweni Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus velox Marsh 1872 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:19:48
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:19:48
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Gudger 1944

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.80000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Kansas) P. sp. (84698)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Ornithocheirus umbrosus (93219)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (Kansas) P. occidentalis (93384) P. sternbergi (93383)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) P. comptus (93233) P. ingens (188486) P. longiceps (84697 93234 93422) P. longiceps, Ornithocheirus harpyia (93225) P. sp. (93391 94652) P. walkeri (93386) Pterodactylus ingens (93221) Pterodactylus ingens, Pterodactylus oweni (93217) Pterodactylus ingens, Pterodactylus velox (93220)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Kansas) P. longiceps, P. ingens (93387) P. sp. (85284 231925) Pterodactylus oweni (93218)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Delaware) Ornithocheiridae indet. (167538)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) P. longiceps (94650)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Ornithocheiridae indet. (46565)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) P. longiceps (94635 94636 94637 94638 94639 94641 94643 94644 94645 94646 94647 94648)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) P. longiceps (94640)