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Pterodactylus medius

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Pterodactylus medius was named by Münster (1831).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Pterodactylus medius Münster
1841Pterodactylus medius Owen p. 274
1842Pterodactylus medius Owen p. 156
1845Pterodactylus medius Meyer p. 281
1858Pterodactylus medius Buckland p. 218
1859Pterodactylus medius Owen p. 151
1860Pterodactylus medius Owen p. 246
1861Pterodactylus medius Owen p. 274
1869Pterodactylus medius Seeley p. 142
1890Pterodactylus medius Zittel p. 792

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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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
Macronychoptera
NovialoideaKellner 2003
Lonchognatha
Monofenestrata
genusPterodactylusCuvier 1809
speciesmediusMünster 1831

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.

Pterodactylus medius Münster 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:19:25
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:19:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gudger 1944
Collections
No collection or age range data are available