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Pteraichnus

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Pteraichnidae

Taxonomy

Pteraichnus was named by Stokes (1957). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type genus of Pteraichnidae.

It was assigned to Pterodactyloidea by Stokes (1957), Haubold (1971); to Pterosauria by Haubold (1974); and to Pteraichnidae by Lockley et al. (1995), Lockley et al. (2001), Kim et al. (2006), Calvo (2007), Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2009), Chen et al. (2013).

Species

P. cidacoi, P. dongyangensis, P. koreanensis, P. longipodus, P. manueli, P. nipponensis, P. palacieisaenzi, P. parvus, P. saltwashensis, P. stokesi, P. vetustior, P. yanguoxiaensis

Synonyms

Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi was named by Pascual Arribas and Sanz Pérez (2000) [Originally spelled "Pteraichnus palaciei-saenzi"]. Its type specimen is VDV-R3-7m, VDV-R2-7p, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Santa Cruz de Yanguas tracksite (ST 0/1), which is in a Berriasian terrestrial shale/sandstone in the Huérteles Formation of Spain.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2009).
Pteraichnus cidacoi was named by Fuentes Vidarte (2001). It is a trace fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2009).
Pteraichnus vetustior was named by Meijide Fuentes (2001). It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Barranco de Valdelavilla tracksite, which is in a Berriasian lacustrine delta plain siltstone in the Huérteles Formation of Spain.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2009).
Pteraichnus manueli was named by Meijide Calvo (2001). Its type specimen is MNS 2003/92/1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Barranco de Serrantes tracksites, which is in a Berriasian terrestrial sandstone in the Huérteles Formation of Spain.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2009).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1957	Pteraichnus Stokes
1971	Pteraichnus Haubold p. 89
1974	Pteraichnus Haubold p. 49
1995	Pteraichnus Lockley et al.
2000	Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi Pascual Arribas and Sanz Pérez p. 89 figs. 19-20
2001	Pteraichnus cidacoi Fuentes Vidarte
2001	Pteraichnus Lockley et al.
2001	Pteraichnus manueli Meijide Calvo
2001	Pteraichnus vetustior Meijide Fuentes
2004	Pteraichnus manueli Fuentes Vidarte et al. p. 110
2004	Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi Fuentes Vidarte et al. p. 110
2004	Pteraichnus vetustior Fuentes Vidarte et al. p. 110
2005	Pteraichnus cidacoi Barco and Ruiz-Omeñaca p. 66
2005	Pteraichnus manueli Barco and Ruiz-Omeñaca p. 66
2005	Pteraichnus vetustior Barco and Ruiz-Omeñaca p. 66
2006	Pteraichnus Kim et al. p. 66
2007	Pteraichnus Calvo p. 319
2009	Pteraichnus Sánchez-Hernández et al. p. 490
2013	Pteraichnus Chen et al. p. 694

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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

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Pterosauromorpha	Padian 1997
order	Pterosauria	Kaup 1834
family	Pteraichnidae
genus	Pteraichnus

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. †Pteraichnus Stokes 1957

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†Pteraichnus dongyangensis Chen et al. 2013

†Pteraichnus koreanensis Lee et al. 2008

†Pteraichnus longipodus Fuentes Vidarte et al. 2004

†Pteraichnus nipponensis Lee et al. 2010

†Pteraichnus parvus Meijide Calvo 2001

†Pteraichnus saltwashensis Stokes 1957

†Pteraichnus stokesi Lockley et al. 1995

†Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis Peng et al. 2004

Invalid names: Pteraichnus cidacoi Fuentes Vidarte 2001 [nomen dubium], Pteraichnus manueli Meijide Calvo 2001 [nomen dubium], Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi Pascual Arribas and Sanz Pérez 2000 [nomen dubium], Pteraichnus vetustior Meijide Fuentes 2001 [nomen dubium]

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 10:39:23

Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 201.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (53 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic	201.4 - 174.7	USA (California)	P. sp. (52175)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian	164.7 - 157.3	USA (Colorado)	P. sp. (92062)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian	164.7 - 157.3	USA (Utah)	P. sp. (94669 94671) P. sp., P. saltwashensis, P. stokesi (60478)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	USA (Wyoming)	P. sp., P. stokesi (92104)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	163.5 - 152.1	USA (Arizona)	P. sp. (94771)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	163.5 - 152.1	USA (Colorado)	P. sp. (105537)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	163.5 - 152.1	USA (Utah)	P. sp. (94672)
Kimmeridgian	157.3 - 152.1	Spain (Asturias)	P. sp. (94144 94145 94146 94147)
Kimmeridgian	157.3 - 152.1	Portugal (Setúba)	P. sp. (97524)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	157.3 - 145.0	USA (Oklahoma)	P. saltwashensis (89979)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	157.3 - 145.0	USA (Colorado)	P. sp. (28005)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	157.3 - 145.0	USA (Wyoming)	P. sp. (92105)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	157.3 - 145.0	USA (Arizona)	P. saltwashensis (94678)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Poland (Wojewodztwo mazowieckie)	P. sp. (94107)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Portugal (Lisbon)	P. sp. (97525)
Tithonian - Berriasian	152.1 - 139.8	Spain (La Rioja)	P. sp. A (196060)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	France (Midi-Pyrenees)	P. sp. 1, P. sp. 2, P. sp. 3 (145956)
Early/Lower Berriasian	145.0 - 140.2	Spain (Castilla y León)	P. sp. (68472)
Middle Berriasian - Late/Upper Berriasian	145.0 - 140.2	Spain (Castilla y León)	Pterosauria indet. (157710)
Berriasian	145.0 - 139.8	Spain (Castilla y Leon)	P. sp. (201814)
Berriasian	145.0 - 139.8	Spain (Castilla y León)	P. palacieisaenzi, P. longipodus, Pterosauria indet. (68446) Pterosauria indet. (68447 90049)
Berriasian - Valanginian	145.0 - 132.9	China (Xinjiang)	P. saltwashensis (220465 220475)
Valanginian	139.8 - 132.9	China (Xinjiang)	P. saltwashensis (220468 220472)
Valanginian - Albian	139.8 - 100.5	China (Xinjiang)	P. sp. (224368)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	130.0 - 122.46	Spain (La Rioja)	P. sp. (85180)
Barremian - Aptian	129.4 - 113.0	China (Gansu)	P. sp. (224356) Pterosauria indet. (59255)
Barremian - Albian	129.4 - 100.5	China (Sichuan)	P. sp. (182654 219997)
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Spain (La Rioja)	P. sp. (68448)
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Japan (Fukui)	P. nipponensis (87222)
Aptian - Albian	125.0 - 100.5	South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do)	P. sp. (59176 59177)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian	122.46 - 109.0	South Korea (Jeollanam-do)	P. koreanensis (85961)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	China (Shandong)	P. sp. (135810)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	South Korea (Ulsan)	P. sp. (214438)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	China (Zhejiang)	Pterosauria indet. (101072)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Argentina (Neuquén)	P. sp. (28004)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Canada (Alberta)	Hesperornithiformes indet. (52639)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Canada (British Columbia)	P. sp. (214489)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	USA (Utah)	Aves indet. (52856)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.5 - 66.0	Mexico (Coahuila)	P. sp. (92297 149734)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Utah)	P. sp. (94148)