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Gladocephaloideus
Taxonomy
Gladocephaloideus was named by Lü et al. (2012). Its type is Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis. It was considered monophyletic by Lü et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Gallodactylidae by Lü et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Gallodactylidae by Lü et al. (2012).
Species
G. jingangshanensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Gladocephaloideus Lü et al. |
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G. †Gladocephaloideus Lü et al. 2012
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†Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis Lü et al. 2012
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Lü et al. 2012 | A new gallodactylid pterosaur with the following unique characters: rostrum more slender, and the distal end of the parietal crest larger than that of Gallodactylus; about 50 teeth in total with sharp tips; nasoantorbital opening small, occupying approximately 13% of the
skull length; ratio of prenarial length to skull length approximately 0.63. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | G. jingangshanensis (79521) |