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Alamodactylus byrdi

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Alamodactylus byrdi was named by Andres and Myers (2013) [Medium-sized pterosaur with unique combination of constricted humerus mid-shaft and D-shaped distal humerus cross-section; as well as autapomorphic small pneumatic foramen on ventral surface of humerus proximal end, warped humerus deltopectoral crest thicker proximally, and dorsal nutrient foramen positioned on midline of humerus shaft level with the middle of deltopectoral crest.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMU 76476, a set of limb elements (Partial left wing). Its type locality is SMU Loc. 468, Collin County, which is in a Coniacian marine limestone in the Atco Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Alamodactylus byrdi Andres and Myers

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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
—Pteranodontia()
genusAlamodactylus
speciesbyrdi

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.

†Alamodactylus byrdi Andres and Myers 2013
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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: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Pteranodon sp. (type locality: 100363)