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Germanodactylus rhamphastinus
Taxonomy
Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus was named by Wagner (1851). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Daiting (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Pterodactylus rhamphastinus by Seeley (1869) and Zittel (1890); it was recombined as Germanodactylus rhamphastinus by Wellnhofer (1970), Unwin (2003) and Andres et al. (2014).
It was recombined as Pterodactylus rhamphastinus by Seeley (1869) and Zittel (1890); it was recombined as Germanodactylus rhamphastinus by Wellnhofer (1970), Unwin (2003) and Andres et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1851 | Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus Wagner |
| 1869 | Pterodactylus rhamphastinus Seeley p. 142 |
| 1890 | Pterodactylus rhamphastinus Zittel p. 792 |
| 1970 | Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Wellnhofer |
| 2003 | Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Unwin |
| 2014 | Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Andres et al. |
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†Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Wagner 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available