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Petrodactyle

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Gallodactylidae

Taxonomy
Petrodactyle was named by Hone et al. (2023). Its type is Petrodactyle wellnhoferi.

It was assigned to Gallodactylidae by Hone et al. (2023).

Species
P. wellnhoferi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Petrodactyle Hone et al. p. 3

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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
—Lophocratia
superfamilyCtenochasmatoideaUnwin 1995
familyGallodactylidaeFabre 1974
genusPetrodactyle

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. †Petrodactyle Hone et al. 2023
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†Petrodactyle wellnhoferi Hone et al. 2023
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. W. E. Hone et al. 2023Ctenochasmatid pterosaur with the following unique characteristics: elongate skull (over 2.8 times the length of the humerus); small frontopari- etal crest; tooth spacing slowly increases along tooth row; either 23 or 24 teeth in each side of each jaw; elongate tibia (approximately 1.7 times the length of the femur).
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) P. wellnhoferi (231911)