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Jeholopterus ningchengensis

Reptilia - Anurognathidae

Taxonomy
Jeholopterus ningchengensis was named by Wang et al. (2002). Its type specimen is IVPP V 12705, a skeleton (Complete articulated skeleton), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Daohugou (IVPP collection), which is in a Callovian lacustrine - large shale/tuff in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Jeholopterus ningchengensis Wang et al.
2003Jeholopterus ningchengensis Unwin p. 144
2006Jeholopterus ningchengensis Wang and Zhou p. 406
2014Jeholopterus ningchengensis Andres et al.
2020Jeholopterus ningchengensis Hone

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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
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
NovialoideaKellner 2003
Lonchognatha
Monofenestrata
Caelidracones
familyAnurognathidae()
genusJeholopterus
speciesningchengensis

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.

Jeholopterus ningchengensis Wang et al. 2002
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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: insectivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:52:27
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:52:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wang and Zhou 2006

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Jeholopterus ningchengensis (type locality: 27891)