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Parapsicephalus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Parapsicephalus was named by Arthaber (1919). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dorygnathus by Carpenter et al. (2003).

It was assigned to Rhamphorhynchidae by Carroll (1988); and to Macronychoptera by Andres et al. (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Parapsicephalus Arthaber
1988Parapsicephalus Carroll
2014Parapsicephalus Andres et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
genusParapsicephalus

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. †Parapsicephalus Arthaber 1919
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Parapsicephalus purdoni Newton 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available