Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Orientognathus

Reptilia - Rhamphorhynchidae

Taxonomy

Species
O. chaoyangensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Orientognathus Lu et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
Breviquartossa
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 1870
subfamilyRhamphorhynchinaeNopcsa 1928
genusOrientognathus

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. †Orientognathus Lu et al. 2015
show all | hide all
Orientognathus chaoyangensis Lu et al. 2015
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Lu et al. 2015A large rhamphorhynchine pterosaur with a wing span about 1.1 meters, bearing the following
unique combination of characters: ratio of wing metacarpal to humerus 0.38 (it is smaller than those in other basal pterosaurs); the ulna shorter than each wing phalanx (similar to basal pterosaurs such as Preondactylus and Dimorphodontidae, but it is reversed condition in Scaphognathus); the ulna shorter than tibia (ratio of ulna to tibia 0.92; it is greater than 1 in other rhamphorhynchine pterosaurs); tibia nearly equal to femur in length; length ratio
of pteroid to humerus 0.21.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8China (Liaoning) O. chaoyangensis (165439)