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Sinopterus dongi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Sinopterus dongi was named by Wang and Zhou (2002). Its type specimen is IVPP V13363, a skeleton (Nearly complete skeleton), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Lamagou, Dongdadao, Chaoyang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sinopterus dongi Wang and Zhou
2003Sinopterus dongi Wang and Zhou
2006Sinopterus dongi Lü et al.
2006Sinopterus dongi Wang and Zhou p. 406
2007Sinopterus dongi Kellner and Campos
2007Sinopterus dongi Lü et al. p. 683
2014Sinopterus dongi Andres et al.
2014Sinopterus dongi Headden and Campos

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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
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Azhdarchoidea(Unwin 1992)
Neoazhdarchia
superfamilyTapejaroideaKellner 1989
Tapejaridae()
genusSinopterus
speciesdongi

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.

Sinopterus dongi Wang and Zhou 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 1000 to < 10^4g
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: frugivoreg
Diet 2: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:57:01
Modified: 2009-12-04 08:43:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wang and Zhou 2006, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Sinopterus dongi (92652 type locality: 92898)