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Scaphognathidae

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Scaphognathidae

Taxonomy
Scaphognathidae was named by Hooley (1913).

It was assigned to Scaphognathoidea by Roxo (1937); and to Rhamphorhynchoidea by Young (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Scaphognathidae Hooley
1937Scaphognathidae Roxo p. 65
1964Scaphognathidae Young p. 251

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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
suborderRhamphorhynchoideaPlieninger 1901
familyScaphognathidaeHooley 1913
familyScaphognathidaeHooley 1913

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. †Scaphognathidae Hooley 1913
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G. †Fenghuangopterus Lü et al. 2010
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†Fenghuangopterus lii Lü et al. 2010
G. †Jianchangnathus Cheng et al. 2012
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†Jianchangnathus robustus Cheng et al. 2012
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: Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Liaoning) Fenghuangopterus lii, Jianchangnathus robustus (92421)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Jianchangnathus robustus (156015)