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Microtuban

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Microtuban was named by Elgin and Frey (2011). Its type is Microtuban altivolans.

It was assigned to Azhdarchoidea by Elgin and Frey (2011).

Species
M. altivolans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Microtuban Elgin and Frey p. S23 figs. 2-3

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
genusMicrotuban

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. †Microtuban Elgin and Frey 2011
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†Microtuban altivolans Elgin and Frey 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Elgin and E. Frey 2011As for type species [Microtuban altivolans]