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Pseudastur

Reptilia - Zygodactylidae

Taxonomy

Pseudastur was named by Mayr (1998). Its type is Pseudastur macrocephalus.

It was assigned to Zygodactylidae by Mlikovsky (2002); and to Pseudasturidae by Mayr (1998), Mayr (2002).

Species

P. macrocephalus (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1998	Pseudastur Mayr p. 200
2002	Pseudastur Mayr
2002	Pseudastur Mlikovsky p. 143

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986

Rank	Name	Author
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
—	Neognathae	(Pycraft 1900)
—	Neoaves	Sibley et al. 1988
—	Terrestrornithes
—	Dendrornithes
—	Anomalogonates	Garrod 1874
—	Picoclamatores
superorder	Passerimorphae	Sibley et al. 1988
family	Zygodactylidae	Brodkorb 1971
genus	Pseudastur

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.

G. †Pseudastur Mayr 1998

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†Pseudastur macrocephalus Mayr 1998

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
G. Mayr 1998	The(asyetunnamed)genus to which the Lower Eocene species "Primobucco" olsoni belongs differs from Pseudastur n. g. in the absence of characters (1) and (2) mentioned above (diagnosis of Pseudastur),in the relativelyshorterulna and longertibiotarsus (tab. 1), and in the wider furcula.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatiteo

Entire body:

yeso

Adult length:

10 to < 100o

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10o

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10o

Architecture:

compact or denseo

Ontogeny:

accretion, modification of partso

Grouping:

solitaryo

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

carnivoresubo

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:39:15

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:39:15

Source: subo = suborder, o = order

References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: MP 11 or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
MP 11	48.07 - 41.03	Germany (Hessen)	P. sp., P. macrocephalus (22701)