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Jidapterus edentus

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae

Taxonomy
Jidapterus edentus was named by Dong et al. (2003). Its type specimen is CAD-01, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Chaoyang pterosaurs (PROXY), which is in an Aptian lacustrine horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chaoyangopterus zhangi by Zhou and Wang (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Jidapterus edentus Dong et al. p. 1 figs. 1, 2
2014Jidapterus edentus 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
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
Neoazhdarchia
superfamilyTapejaroideaKellner 1989
familyTapejaridae
Chaoyangopterinae
genusJidapterus
speciesedentus

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.

Jidapterus edentus Dong et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantf
Diet: frugivoref
Created: 2009-01-05 17:55:32
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:55:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Wang and Zhou 2006

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Jidapterus edentus (type locality: 92652)