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Archaeopterodactyloidea

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Archaeopterodactyloidea Kellner
2007Archaeopterodactyloidea Wang et al. p. 246
2008Archaeopterodactyloidea Andres and Ji
2014Archaeopterodactyloidea Jiang et al. p. 823

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
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
superfamilyArchaeopterodactyloideaKellner 1996
superfamilyArchaeopterodactyloideaKellner 1996

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.

Superfm. †Archaeopterodactyloidea Kellner 1996
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Unr. †Boreopteridae Lü et al. 2006
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G. †Boreopterus Lü and Ji 2005
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Boreopterus cuiae Lü and Ji 2005
Boreopterus giganticus Jiang et al. 2014
Subfm. †Moganopterinae Lü et al. 2012
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G. †Moganopterus Lü et al. 2012
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Moganopterus zhuiana Lü et al. 2012
G. †Zhenyuanopterus Lü 2010
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Invalid names: Boreopterinae Lü et al. 2012 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 152.10000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Archaeopterodactyloidea indet. (92424)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Boreopterus cuiae (92806) Boreopterus giganticus (165516) Moganopterus zhuiana (127186) Zhenyuanopterus longirostris (94819)