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Cathayopterus

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Cathayopterus Wang and Zhou
2008Cathayopterus Wang and Dong
2010Cathayopterus Zhou and Wang

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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
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Lophocratia
Ctenochasmatoidea(Unwin 1995)
Euctenochasmatia
Ctenochasmatidae(Nopcsa 1928)
genusCathayopterus

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. †Cathayopterus Wang and Zhou 2006
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Cathayopterus grabaui Wang and Zhou 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreg
Comments: "filter-feeding... and probably fed on invertebrates in the shallow water"g
Created: 2009-01-05 17:53:53
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:53:53
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wang and Zhou 2006, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) C. grabaui (92906)