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Ferrodraco lentoni

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Anhangueridae

Taxonomy
Ferrodraco lentoni was named by Pentland et al. (2019) [Anhanguerian pterodactyloid diagnosed by the following autapomorphies: (1) first tooth pair of the premaxilla and mandible smaller than other anterior teeth; (2) fourth up to seventh teeth smaller than third and eighth.]. Its type specimen is AODF 876, a partial skeleton (Anterior portion of skull comprising partial premaxillae, maxillae and dentaries (including premaxillary and mandibular crests and the mandibular symphysis); pa), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pterosaur site, Belmont Station (AODL 0245), which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian floodplain siltstone in the Winton Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Ferrodraco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Ferrodraco lentoni Pentland et al.
2023Ferrodraco lentoni Poropat et al. p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
Pteranodontia()
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870
familyAnhangueridae
subfamilyTropeognathinae
genusFerrodraco
specieslentoni

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.

Ferrodraco lentoni Pentland et al. 2019
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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: Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Australia (Queensland) Ferrodraco lentoni (type locality: 236853)