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Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Pteraichnidae

Taxonomy
Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis was named by Peng et al. (2004). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Yanguoxia, main site (sites 1 & 2), LDNG, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - small sandstone in the 6 Formation of China.

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2013-06-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis Peng et al.
2013Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis Chen et al. p. 696
2013Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis Lockley et al. p. 13
2015Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis Li et al. p. 269

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
familyPteraichnidae
genusPteraichnus
speciesyanguoxiaensisPeng et al. 2004

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.

†Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis Peng et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Aptian or 125.77000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2China (Gansu) Pterosauria indet. (type locality: 59255)