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Pteraichnidae

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Pteraichnidae

Taxonomy
Pteraichnidae was named by Lockley et al. (1995). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Pteraichnus.

It was assigned to Pterosauria by Lockley et al. (1995); and to Pterosauria by Kim et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Pteraichnus (type genus), Purbeckopus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Pteraichnidae Lockley et al.
2006Pteraichnidae Kim et al. p. 66

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
familyPteraichnidae
familyPteraichnidae

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. †Pteraichnidae Lockley et al. 1995
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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 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]
G. †Purbeckopus Delair 1963
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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 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7USA (California) Pteraichnus sp. (52175)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8USA (Colorado) Pteraichnus sp. (92062)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8USA (Utah) Pteraichnus sp. (94669 94671) Pteraichnus sp., Pteraichnus saltwashensis, Pteraichnus stokesi (60478)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8USA (Wyoming) Pteraichnus sp., Pteraichnus stokesi (92104)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2USA (Arizona) Pteraichnus sp. (94771)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2USA (Utah) Pteraichnus sp. (94672)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2USA (Colorado) Pteraichnus sp. (105537)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland (Wojewodztwo mazowieckie) Pteraichnus sp. (94107)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Setúba) Pteraichnus sp. (97524)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Spain (Asturias) Pteraichnus sp. (94144 94145 94146 94147)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Arizona) Pteraichnus saltwashensis (94678)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Oklahoma) Pteraichnus saltwashensis (89979)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Colorado) Pteraichnus sp. (28005)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Wyoming) Pteraichnus sp. (92105)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal (Lisbon) Pteraichnus sp. (97525)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Midi-Pyrenees) Pteraichnus sp. 1, Pteraichnus sp. 2, Pteraichnus sp. 3 (145956)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Spain (La Rioja) Pteraichnus sp. A (196060)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Spain (Castilla y León) Pteraichnus sp. (68472)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Spain (Castilla y León) Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi, Pteraichnus longipodus, Pterosauria indet. (68446) Pterosauria indet. (68447 90049)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Spain (Castilla y Leon) Pteraichnus sp. (201814)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6China (Xinjiang) Pteraichnus saltwashensis (220465 220475)
Middle Berriasian - Late/Upper Berriasian141.0 - 137.05Spain (Castilla y León) Pterosauria indet. (157710)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Purbeckopus pentadactylus (90047) Purbeckopus sp. (55407)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6China (Xinjiang) Pteraichnus saltwashensis (220468 220472)
Valanginian - Albian137.05 - 100.5China (Xinjiang) Pteraichnus sp. (224368)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Spain (La Rioja) Pteraichnus sp. (85180)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2China (Gansu) Pteraichnus sp. (224356) Pterosauria indet. (59255)
Barremian - Albian125.77 - 100.5China (Sichuan) Pteraichnus sp. (182654 219997)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57China (Shandong) Pteraichnus sp. (135810)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (La Rioja) Pteraichnus sp. (68448)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Fukui) Pteraichnus nipponensis (87222)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) Pteraichnus sp. (59176 59177)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1South Korea (Jeollanam-do) Pteraichnus koreanensis (85961)
Albian113.2 - 100.5South Korea (Ulsan) Pteraichnus sp. (214438)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Zhejiang) Pterosauria indet. (101072)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Neuquén) Pteraichnus sp. (28004)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Hesperornithiformes indet. (52639)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Pteraichnus sp. (214489)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Aves indet. (52856)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) Pteraichnus sp. (92297 149734)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Utah) Pteraichnus sp. (94148)