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Pterodactylus micronyx

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Pterodactylus micronyx was named by Meyer (1856). Its type specimen is ELTE 1859, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Solnhofen (ELTE collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Aurorazhdarcho micronyx by Bennett (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Ornithocephalus redenbacheri Wagner
1856Pterodactylus micronyx Meyer
1886Pterodactylus micronyx Winkler p. 198
1890Pterodactylus micronyx Zittel p. 792
2003Pterodactylus micronyx Unwin p. 145
2013Aurorazhdarcho micronyx Bennett

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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
—Lonchognatha
—Monofenestrata
genusPterodactylusCuvier 1809
speciesmicronyxMeyer 1856

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.

†Pterodactylus micronyx Meyer 1856
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Invalid names: Ornithocephalus redenbacheri Wagner 1851 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:19:25
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:19:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Gudger 1944, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985

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
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Pterodactylus micronyx (type locality: 212954)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Pterodactylus micronyx (84365)