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Boreopterinae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Boreopterinae Lü et al. p. 292
2014Boreopterinae Teng 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()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyArchaeopterodactyloideaKellner 1996
BoreopteridaeLü et al. 2006
subfamilyBoreopterinae
subfamilyBoreopterinae

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. †Boreopterinae Lü et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. -C. Lü et al. 2012Long curved anterior teeth are much larger than the posterior teeth, the posterior teeth located under the nasoantorbital fenestra; cervical vertebrae short with high, blade-like neural spines, very weak feet.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available