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Germanodactylus cristatus
Taxonomy
Pterodactylus cristatus was named by Wiman (1925). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Eichstätt [Solnhofener Plattenkalk], which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofener Plattenkalk Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Germanodactylus.
It was recombined as Germanodactylus cristatus by Young (1964), Unwin (2003), Bennett (2006) and Andres et al. (2014).
It was recombined as Germanodactylus cristatus by Young (1964), Unwin (2003), Bennett (2006) and Andres et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Pterodactylus cristatus Wiman |
| 1964 | Germanodactylus cristatus Young |
| 2003 | Germanodactylus cristatus Unwin |
| 2006 | Germanodactylus cristatus Bennett |
| 2014 | Germanodactylus cristatus Andres et al. |
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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.
†Germanodactylus cristatus Wiman 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Germanodactylus cristatus (53039) Pterodactylus cristatus (type locality: 84365) |