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Nesodactylus hesperius

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Nesodactylus hesperius was named by Colbert (1969). Its type specimen is AMNH 200, a partial skeleton (incomplete skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hoyo del Palmar; 10 km NE Viñales, which is in an Oxfordian carbonate horizon in the Jagua Formation of Cuba.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Nesodactylus hesperius Colbert
1969Nesodactylus hesperius Colbert p. 5 figs. 2-13
2003Nesodactylus hesperius Unwin p. 144
2014Nesodactylus hesperius Andres et al.

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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
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Breviquartossa
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 1870
subfamilyRhamphorhynchinaeNopcsa 1928
genusNesodactylus
specieshesperius

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.

†Nesodactylus hesperius Colbert 1969
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Cuba (Pinar del Río) Nesodactylus hesperius (237355)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Nesodactylus hesperius (type locality: 90871)