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Pterofiltrus qiui

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Ctenochasmatidae

Taxonomy
Pterofiltrus qiui was named by Jiang and Wang (2011). Its type specimen is IVPP V12339, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Zhangjiagou, Sihetun (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Pterofiltrus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Pterofiltrus qiui Jiang and Wang p. 1244 fig. 2

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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
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Lophocratia
superfamilyCtenochasmatoideaUnwin 1995
Euctenochasmatia
familyCtenochasmatidaeNopcsa 1928
genusPterofiltrus
speciesqiui

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.

Pterofiltrus qiui Jiang and Wang 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Jiang and X. Wang 2011A ctenochasmatid pterosaur with the following combination of characters that distinguish it from the other members of this clade (autapomorphies are marked with an asterisk): about 112 teeth in total (including the upper and lower jaws); the dentition occupies more than 50% of the skull length; the anterior teeth vary in size; the mandibular symphysis is longer than half of the whole mandible length*; in ventral view, an apparent symphyseal trough in the median part of the symphysis*.
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: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Pterofiltrus qiui (type locality: 55682)