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Linlongopterus jennyae

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Linlongopterus jennyae was named by Rodrigues et al. (2015). Its type specimen is IVPP V15549, a partial skull (Partial associated skull and mandible), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China. It is the type species of Linlongopterus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Linlongopterus jennyae Rodrigues et al. p. 783

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyPteranodontoideaKellner 1996
genusLinlongopterus
speciesjennyae

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.

Linlongopterus jennyae Rodrigues et al. 2015
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) Linlongopterus jennyae (type locality: 118207)