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Cearadactylus
Taxonomy
Cearadactylus was named by Leonardi and Borgomanero (1985). Its type is Cearadactylus atrox.
It was assigned to Pterodactyloidea by Leonardi and Borgomanero (1985); to Cearadactylidae by Dalla Vecchia (1993); to Gnathosaurinae by Unwin (2002), Unwin (2003); to Ornithocheiroidea by Andres et al. (2014); and to Pteranodontoidea by Kellner and Tomida (2000), Vila Nova et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Pterodactyloidea by Leonardi and Borgomanero (1985); to Cearadactylidae by Dalla Vecchia (1993); to Gnathosaurinae by Unwin (2002), Unwin (2003); to Ornithocheiroidea by Andres et al. (2014); and to Pteranodontoidea by Kellner and Tomida (2000), Vila Nova et al. (2014).
Species
C. atrox (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Cearadactylus Leonardi and Borgomanero |
| 1993 | Cearadactylus Dalla Vecchia |
| 2000 | Cearadactylus Kellner and Tomida |
| 2002 | Cearadactylus Unwin |
| 2003 | Cearadactylus Unwin p. 145 |
| 2014 | Cearadactylus Andres et al. |
| 2014 | Cearadactylus Vila Nova 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.
G. †Cearadactylus Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
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†Cearadactylus atrox Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | C. atrox (92290) |