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Pterodactylus cirinensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Pterodactylus cirinensis was named by Meyer (1860). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerin [PROXY], which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in France.

It was corrected as Pterodactylus cerinensis by Lortet (1892).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Pterodactylus cirinensis Meyer
1890Pterodactylus cirinensis Zittel p. 793
1892Pterodactylus cerinensis Lortet p. 129

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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)
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Lonchognatha
—Monofenestrata
genusPterodactylusCuvier 1809
speciescirinensisMeyer 1860

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Gudger 1944, Carroll 1988

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Pterodactylus cirinensis (type locality: 92110)