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Dimorphodon weintraubi

Reptilia - Dimorphodontidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphodon weintraubi was named by Clark et al. (1998). Its type specimen is IGM 3494, a partial skeleton (articulated partial skeleton including posterior part of skull, four cervical vertebrae, scapulocoracoids, left humerus, partial right wing, and partial right l), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pterosaur, Huizachal Canyon, which is in a Pliensbachian floodplain horizon in the La Boca Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Dimorphodon weintraubi Clark et al. p. 886
2003Dimorphodon weintraubi Unwin p. 144
2014Dimorphodon weintraubi Frey and Stinnesbeck p. 131

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
familyDimorphodontidaeSeeley 1870
genusDimorphodonOwen 1859
speciesweintraubi

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.

Dimorphodon weintraubi Clark et al. 1998
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) Pterosauria indet. (type locality: 226360)