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Pachagnathus benitoi

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Pachagnathus benitoi was named by Martínez et al. (2022). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PVSJ 108, a partial skull (Partial mandibular symphysis lacking anterior end, preserving one tooth (lacking the apex) and three alveoli from the left side, and the roots of three teeth a). Its type locality is Quebrada del Puma, which is in a Norian fluvial sandstone in the Quebrada del Barro Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Pachagnathus benitoi Martínez et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
Eopterosauria
Raeticodactylidae
genusPachagnathus
speciesbenitoi

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.

Pachagnathus benitoi Martínez et al. 2022
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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 15:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Argentina (San Juan) Pachagnathus benitoi (type locality: 182613)