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Taxonomy
Pterodon leptognathus was named by Osborn (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 13263, a mandible (Lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry A (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
It was recombined as Akhnatenavus leptognathus by Holroyd (1999), Solé et al. (2014) and Borths et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Akhnatenavus leptognathus by Holroyd (1999), Solé et al. (2014) and Borths et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Pterodon leptognathus Osborn |
| 1968 | Pterodon leptognathus Simons |
| 1999 | Akhnatenavus leptognathus Holroyd |
| 2014 | Akhnatenavus leptognathus Solé et al. |
| 2016 | Akhnatenavus leptognathus Borths et al. |
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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.
†Pterodon leptognathus Osborn 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||