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Caulkicephalus trimicrodon

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Ornithocheiridae

Taxonomy
Caulkicephalus trimicrodon was named by Steel et al. (2005). Its type specimen is IWCMS 2002.189.1, a partial skull (Anterior part of rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Foreshore, Yaverland, which is in a Barremian floodplain conglomerate in the Wessex Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Caulkicephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Caulkicephalus trimicrodon Steel et al. p. 689 figs. 3-6, 8

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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
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
familyOrnithocheiridaeSeeley 1870
genusCaulkicephalus
speciestrimicrodon

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.

Caulkicephalus trimicrodon Steel et al. 2005
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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: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Caulkicephalus trimicrodon (type locality: 90342 101088)