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Sinopterus

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sinopterus Wang and Zhou
2003Sinopterus Li et al.
2006Sinopterus Lü et al.
2006Sinopterus Martill and Naish
2006Sinopterus Wang and Zhou p. 406
2007Sinopterus Kellner and Campos p. 2
2007Sinopterus Lü et al.
2010Sinopterus Zhou and Wang
2011Sinopterus Pinheiro et al.
2014Sinopterus Andres et al.
2014Sinopterus Headden and Campos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
Neoazhdarchia
superfamilyTapejaroideaKellner 1989
familyTapejaridae
genusSinopterus

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. †Sinopterus Wang and Zhou 2002
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Sinopterus dongi Wang and Zhou 2002
Sinopterus gui Li et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 1000 to < 10^4g
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: frugivoreg
Diet 2: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:57:01
Modified: 2009-12-04 08:43:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Wang and Zhou 2006, Carroll 1988

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) S. dongi (92898) S. dongi, S. gui (92652)