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Anurognathus ammoni

Reptilia - Anurognathidae

Taxonomy
Anurognathus ammoni was named by Döderlein (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eichstätt [Solnhofener Plattenkalk], which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofener Plattenkalk Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Anurognathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Anurognathus ammoni Döderlein
1923Anurognathus ammoni Döderlein,
1967Anurognathus ammoni Charig p. 717
2003Anurognathus ammoni Unwin p. 144
2014Anurognathus ammoni Andres et al.
2014Anurognathus ammoni Headden and Campos
2020Anurognathus ammoni Hone

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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
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
—Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Lonchognatha
—Monofenestrata
—Caelidracones
familyAnurognathidae()
genusAnurognathusDöderlein 1923
speciesammoniDöderlein 1923

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.

†Anurognathus ammoni Döderlein 1923
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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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Anurognathus ammoni (type locality: 84365)