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Platypterygiinae

Osteichthyes - Ophthalmosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Platypterygiinae Arkhangelsky
2012Platypterygiinae Fischer et al.
2012Platypterygiinae Pardo-Pérez et al.
2014Platypterygiinae Arkhangelsky and Zverkov
2014Platypterygiinae Robert et al. p. 22 fig. 15
2015Platypterygiinae Bardet et al. p. 5
2015Platypterygiinae Pérez et al. p. 124
2016Platypterygiinae Fischer p. 8
2020Platypterygiinae Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega
2020Platypterygiinae Zverkov and Grigoriev
2021Platypterygiinae Campos et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Baracromia
familyOphthalmosauridaeAndrews 1910
subfamilyPlatypterygiinaeArkhangelsky 2001
subfamilyPlatypterygiinaeArkhangelsky 2001

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.

Subfm. †Platypterygiinae Arkhangelsky 2001
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G. †Acuetzpalin Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 2020
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†Acuetzpalin carranzai Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 2020
G. †Aegirosaurus Bardet and Fernandez 2000
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Invalid names: Macropterygius posthumus Barthel 1990 [synonym], Macropterygius trigonus Owen 1840 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus trigonus posthumus Bauer 1898 [nomen dubium]
G. †Athabascasaurus Druckenmiller and Maxwell 2010
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†Athabascasaurus bitumineus Druckenmiller and Maxwell 2010
G. †Brachypterygius Huene 1922
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†Brachypterygius alekseevi Arkhangelsky 2001
†Brachypterygius extremus Boulenger 1904
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Invalid names: Grendelius mordax McGowan 1976 [synonym]
†Brachypterygius mordax McGowan 1976
Invalid names: Brachypterygius cantabrigiensis Lydekker 1888 [nomen dubium], Grendelius McGowan 1976 [synonym], Ochevia Arkhangelsky 2001 [synonym], Otschevia Efimov 1998 [synonym]
G. †Caypullisaurus Fernández 1997
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†Caypullisaurus bonapartei Fernández 1997
G. †Maiaspondylus Maxwell and Caldwell 2006
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†Maiaspondylus lindoei Maxwell and Caldwell 2006
G. †Parrassaurus Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 2021
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†Parrassaurus yacahuitztli Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 2021
G. †Pervushovisaurus Arkhangelsky 1998
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†Pervushovisaurus bannovkensis Arkhangelsky 1998
G. †Platypterygius von Huene 1922
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Invalid names: Myopterygius petersoni Nace 1941 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Myopterygius australis McCoy 1867 [synonym], Myopterygius marathonensis Etheridge 1888 [synonym], Platypterygius longmani Wade 1990 [synonym]
†Platypterygius hauthali von Huene 1927
†Platypterygius ochevi Arkhangelsky et al. 2008
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Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus hercynicus Kuhn 1946 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus marathonensis Etheridge 1888 [nomen dubium], Longirostria Arkhangelsky 1998 [synonym], Myobradypterygius von Huene 1927 [synonym], Myopterygius Huene 1922 [synonym], Plutoniosaurus Efimov 1997 [synonym], Tenuirostria Arkhangelsky 1998 [synonym]
G. †Simbirskiasaurus Otschev and Efimov 1985
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†Simbirskiasaurus birjukovi Otschev and Efimov 1985
G. †Sisteronia Fischer et al. 2014
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†Sisteronia seeleyi Fischer et al. 2014
G. †Sveltonectes Fischer et al. 2011
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†Sveltonectes insolitus Fischer et al. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. Fischer et al. 2012Ophthalmosaurids with square tooth roots in cross-section; an extremely reduced extracondylar area of the basioccipital; prominent dorsal and ventral trochanters on humerus; ischiopubis lacking an obturator foramen.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 154.80000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Argentina (Mendoza) Myobradypterygius mollensis (137144)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Mexico (Durango) Ophthalmosauridae indet. (207509)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2United Kingdom (England) Brachypterygius extremus (98014)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Aegirosaurus leptospondylus (102301)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Aegirosaurus leptospondylus (102300)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06United Kingdom (England) Grendelius mordax (106362)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Antarctica P. sp. (232363)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Norway (Spitsbergen) Brachypterygius sp. (134762)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation (Saratov) Brachypterygius zhuravlevi (138036)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation (Ul'yanovsk) Otschevia alekseevi (217470) Otschevia pseudoscythica (138041)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico (Coahuila) Ophthalmosauridae indet. (138712)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Argentina (Neuquén) Caypullisaurus bonapartei (122660 122661)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Albian145.06 - 100.5Chile (Magallanes) Platypterygius sp., Platypterygius hauthali (132348)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Argentina (Neuquén) Caypullisaurus bonapartei (122662)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0New Zealand (Northland) Platypterygius sp. (119008)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France (Rhône-Alpes) Aegirosaurus sp. (104753)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Chile (Ultima Esperanza) Platypterygius sp., Platypterygius hauthali (164882)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Russian Federation (Ul'yanovsk) Platypterygius bedengensis (138039)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Late/Upper Barremian132.6 - 121.4Australia (Western Australia) Platypterygius sp. (169140)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Argentina (Santa Cruz) Myobradypterygius hauthali (97807)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Russian Federation (Ul'yanovsk) Ichthyosauria indet. (100186)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Russian Federation (Ul'yanovsk) Sveltonectes insolitus (118044)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany (Lower Saxony) Ichthyosaurus platydactylus (143310)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Colombia (Boyaca) Platypterygius sachicarum (142346)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Platypterygius sp. (169125)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Australia (New South Wales) Platypterygius sp. (60762)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Venezuela (Zulia) Platypterygius sp. (89071)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Platypterygius hercynicus (122700)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Canada (Alberta) Athabascasaurus bitumineus (119020)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Champagne-Ardenne) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (55335)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Lorraine) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (53950)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France Ichthyosaurus campylodon (142838)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3France Platypterygius sp., Sisteronia seeleyi (13499)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Champagne-Ardenne) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (141003)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Platypterygius sp., Sisteronia seeleyi (86975)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Platypterygius americanus (229463)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Ichthyosaurus australis (222684 222685) Ichthyosaurus marathonensis (222683)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Russian Federation (Voronezh) Platypterygius ochevi (120555)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Platypterygius americanus (119005)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Platypterygius sp., Maiaspondylus lindoei (94490)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) Platypterygius sp., Sisteronia seeleyi (70458)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Platypterygius australis (47057 56885 56889 85237 100371 122701 122702 122703 122704 122705 122706) Platypterygius longmani (89950 110465 119010 122712) Platypterygius sp. (89951)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Basse-Normandie) Platypterygius hercynicus, Platypterygius campylodon (109057)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Poland (Annopol) Platypterygius sp. (178042)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Boulonnais) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (142839)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Platypterygius sp. (90327)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France Platypterygius sp. (169253)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (94253) Pervushovisaurus campylodon (94263) Platypterygiinae indet., Pervushovisaurus campylodon (214383) Platypterygius sp., Platypterygiinae indet., Sisteronia seeleyi (94210)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Myopterygius americanus (105789)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Normandy) Platypterygius campylodon (142840)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Poland Platypterygius sp. (213375)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Platypterygius sp., Sisteronia seeleyi (32314)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (143306)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Platypterygius campylodon (142713)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Pas de Calais) Platypterygius kiprijanoffi (113559)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Myopterygius petersoni (100236)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Platypterygiinae indet. (153952)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9New Zealand (South Island) Platypterygius sp. (237774)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Platypterygius sp. (120507)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Sisteronia seeleyi (166721)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Ichthyosaurus campylodon (49496)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Normandy) Platypterygius sp. (142837)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India (Tamil Nadu) Platypterygius indicus (110178)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India Platypterygius sp. (214382)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Myopterygius petersoni (105791)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) Ichthyosauria indet. (92399)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Saratov) Platypterygius bannovkensis (138038)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Bavaria) Platypterygius sp. (214381)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Platypterygiinae indet. (214385)