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Gallodactylidae

Reptilia - Gallodactylidae

Taxonomy
Gallodactylidae was named by Fabre (1974). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Lü et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Pterodactyloidea by Wang and Zhou (2006); to Ctenochasmatoidea by Lü et al. (2012); and to Euctenochasmatia by Hone et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Gallodactylidae Fabre
2006Gallodactylidae Wang and Zhou p. 406
2012Gallodactylidae Lü et al.
2023Gallodactylidae Hone et al. p. 3

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Lophocratia
Ctenochasmatoidea(Unwin 1995)
familyGallodactylidaeFabre 1974
familyGallodactylidaeFabre 1974

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.

Fm. †Gallodactylidae Fabre 1974
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G. †Gladocephaloideus Lü et al. 2012
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G. †Petrodactyle Hone et al. 2023
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Petrodactyle wellnhoferi Hone et al. 2023
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Lü et al. 2012Teeth confined to anterior portion of jaws; parietal crest present, laterally compressed, expanded posteriorly with the rounded posterior margin (Kellner, 2003); fewer than 50 teeth (including upper and lower jaws); no premaxillary crest but with parietal crest.
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 Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 150.80000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Petrodactyle wellnhoferi (231911)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis (79521)