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Morphoraptora

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Morphoraptora was named by Srivastava and Nesbitt (2026). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Saurischia by Srivastava and Nesbitt (2026).

Subtaxa
Ptychotherates
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2026-04-25; modified by G. Lloyd on 2026-04-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2026Morphoraptora Srivastava and Nesbitt

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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
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Morphoraptora
—Morphoraptora

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.

Unr. †Morphoraptora Srivastava and Nesbitt 2026
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G. †Ptychotherates Srivastava and Nesbitt 2026
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†Ptychotherates bucculentus Srivastava and Nesbitt 2026
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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) Ptychotherates bucculentus (48422)