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Pteraichnus longipodus

Reptilia - Pteraichnidae

Taxonomy
Pteraichnus longipodus was named by Fuentes Vidarte et al. (2004). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MNS 2003/92/5, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Barranco de Serrantes tracksites, which is in a Berriasian terrestrial sandstone in the Huérteles Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pteraichnus longipodus Fuentes Vidarte et al. p. 110–112
2009Pteraichnus longipodus Sánchez-Hernández et al. pp. 493-494
2015Pteraichnus longipodus Li et al. p. 269

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
familyPteraichnidae
genusPteraichnus
specieslongipodus

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.

Pteraichnus longipodus Fuentes Vidarte et al. 2004
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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: Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain (Castilla y León) Pteraichnus longipodus (type locality: 68446)