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Platypterygius

Reptilia - Ophthalmosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Ichthyosaurus marathonensis Etheridge pp. 96, 98
1892Ichthyosaurus marathonensis Jack and Etheridge p. 412
1922Myopterygius Huene
1922Myopterygius marathonensis Huene pp. 96, 98
1922Platypterygius von Huene
1927Myobradypterygius von Huene p. 29
1938Myobradypterygius mollensis Rusconi p. 2 figs. 1-2
1939Myopterygius Nace p. 674
1942Ancanamunia mollensis Rusconi p. 2
1948Ancanamunia mollense Rusconi p. 58
1951Myobradypterygius von Huene p. 90
1951Myopterygius von Huene p. 90
1951Platypterygius von Huene p. 90
1967Myobradypterygius Appleby p. 137
1967Myopterygius Appleby p. 137
1988Platypterygius Carroll
1996Platypterygius Shimada p. 40
1997Plutoniosaurus Efimov
1998Longirostria Arkhangelsky
1998Platypterygius Arkhangelsky
1998Tenuirostria Arkhangelsky
1999Platypterygius Motani p. 485
1999Plutoniosaurus Motani p. 485
2000Platypterygius Maisch and Matzke pp. 81, 100
2000Platypterygius Sander
2000Platypterygius Storrs et al. pp. 200-201
2002Platyptergius Sepkoski
2003Platypterygius Fernández p. 693 fig. 3
2003Platypterygius McGowan and Motani
2009Platypterygius Kolb and Sander
2010Platypterygius Druckenmiller and Maxwell
2010Platypterygius Maisch
2010Platypterygius Maxwell and Kear
2011Platypterygius Fischer et al.
2012Platypterygius Fischer et al.
2012Platypterygius Pardo-Pérez et al.
2013Platypterygius Fischer et al.
2014Platypterygius Arkhangelsky and Zverkov
2014Platypterygius Robert et al. p. 22 fig. 15
2015Platypterygius Bardet et al. p. 5
2015Platypterygius Pérez et al. p. 124
2016Platypterygius Ji et al. p. 13

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
Baracromia
familyOphthalmosauridaeAndrews 1910
subfamilyPlatypterygiinaeArkhangelsky 2001
genusPlatypterygiusvon Huene 1922

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.

G. †Platypterygius von Huene 1922
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Invalid names: Myopterygius petersoni Nace 1941 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Myopterygius australis McCoy 1867 [synonym], Myopterygius marathonensis Etheridge 1888 [synonym], Platypterygius longmani Wade 1990 [synonym]
Platypterygius hauthali von Huene 1927
Platypterygius ochevi Arkhangelsky et al. 2008
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Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus hercynicus Kuhn 1946 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus marathonensis Etheridge 1888 [nomen dubium], Longirostria Arkhangelsky 1998 [synonym], Myobradypterygius von Huene 1927 [synonym], Myopterygius Huene 1922 [synonym], Plutoniosaurus Efimov 1997 [synonym], Tenuirostria Arkhangelsky 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Motani 1999Two or three preaxial accessory digits; at least two postaxial accessory digits; stapes large, with rounded head.
R. Motani 1999 (Plutoniosaurus)Symmetrical forefin; scapula wide ventrally, about three times as dorsal width.
M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000"Large ichthyosaur, adult size up to 9 m, skull low-crowned, long
snout, small orbit, long postorbital region, maxilla extremely long anteriorly, strong dentition, roots of teeth quadrangular in cross-section, external naris subdivided, septomaxilla well ossified, squamosal lost, condylus occipitalis semihemispherical, area extracondylaris extremely reduced, atlas-axis co-ossified with third cervical vertebra, intercentra not differentiated, humerus with very strong trochanter dorsalis, two or three distal facets, anterior and posterior accessory digits well developed, all podial elements very thick, forming close-fitting polygonal mosaic pattern as in Ichthyosaurus, pelvis and hindfin little known but apparently extremely reduced, caudal peduncle short."
C. Ji et al. 2016Maxilla and prefrontal contact present; postfron- tal medial extension not over anterior margin of upper temporal fenestra; frontal entering upper temporal fenestra; squamosal absent; teeth set in sockets at least anteriorly; humerus with up to four facets (anterior and posterior for pre- and postaxial accessory digits); more than seven digits in forefin, including more than one preaxial accessory digit; phalanges polygonal and closely packed, number of elements in longest digit of forefin >17; ischium and pubis fused; femur with two or three distal facets.