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Pteranodon sternbergi
Taxonomy
Pteranodon sternbergi was named by Harksen (1966). Its type specimen is SMM 5426, a skull, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is 1 mile W of Bogue, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian offshore horizon in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas.
It was recombined as Pteranodon (Sternbergia) sternbergi by Miller (1971); it was recombined as Geosternbergia sternbergi by Kellner (2010).
It was recombined as Pteranodon (Sternbergia) sternbergi by Miller (1971); it was recombined as Geosternbergia sternbergi by Kellner (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Pteranodon sternbergi Harksen p. 76 |
| 1971 | Pteranodon (Sternbergia) sternbergi Miller |
| 1971 | Pteranodon (Occidentalia) eatoni Miller p. 16 |
| 1994 | Pteranodon sternbergi Bennett p. 30 |
| 2003 | Pteranodon sternbergi Unwin p. 145 |
| 2010 | Geosternbergia sternbergi Kellner |
| 2014 | Pteranodon sternbergi Andres et al. |
| 2014 | Pteranodon sternbergi Vila Nova et al. |
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†Pteranodon sternbergi Harksen 1966
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Invalid names: Pteranodon (Occidentalia) eatoni Miller 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available