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Prorotodactylidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Prorotodactylidae

Taxonomy
Prorotodactylidae was named by Ptaszynski (2000). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Prorotodactylus.

It was assigned to Ornithodira by Ptaszynski (2000).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2021-04-27; modified by M. Carrano on 2021-04-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Prorotodactylidae Ptaszynski p. 185–186

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
familyProrotodactylidae
familyProrotodactylidae

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.

Fm. †Prorotodactylidae Ptaszynski 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available