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Pterodactylus dubius

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Pterodactylus dubius was named by Münster (1832).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Pterodactylus dubius Münster
1890Pterodactylus dubius Zittel p. 792

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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
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Lonchognatha
—Monofenestrata
genusPterodactylusCuvier 1809
speciesdubiusMünster 1832

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.

†Pterodactylus dubius Münster 1832
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:19:25
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:19:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Gudger 1944, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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