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Scaphognathus
Taxonomy
Scaphognathus was named by Wagner (1861) [non Smith (1931)]. Its type is Parapsicephalus purdoni.
It was assigned to Pterosauria by Newton (1888), Sereno (1991); to Rhamphorhynchidae by Zittel (1890), Spangenberg (1898), Charig (1967), Carroll (1988), Andres et al. (2010); to Scaphognathidae by Bennett (2014); to Lonchognatha by Andres et al. (2014); and to Scaphognathinae by Unwin (2003), Carpenter et al. (2003), Lu et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Pterosauria by Newton (1888), Sereno (1991); to Rhamphorhynchidae by Zittel (1890), Spangenberg (1898), Charig (1967), Carroll (1988), Andres et al. (2010); to Scaphognathidae by Bennett (2014); to Lonchognatha by Andres et al. (2014); and to Scaphognathinae by Unwin (2003), Carpenter et al. (2003), Lu et al. (2015).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger |
| 1852 | Brachytrachelus Giebel |
| 1861 | Scaphognathus Wagner |
| 1888 | Scaphognathus Newton |
| 1890 | Scaphognathus Zittel p. 796 |
| 1898 | Scaphognathus Spangenberg p. 406 |
| 1967 | Scaphognathus Charig p. 717 |
| 1988 | Scaphognathus Carroll |
| 1991 | Scaphognathus Sereno p. 19 |
| 2003 | Scaphognathus Carpenter et al. |
| 2003 | Scaphognathus Unwin p. 144 |
| 2010 | Scaphognathus Andres et al. fig. 7 |
| 2014 | Scaphognathus Andres et al. |
| 2014 | Scaphognathus Bennett |
| 2015 | Scaphognathus Lu et al. |
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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. †Scaphognathus Wagner 1861
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†Scaphognathus crassirostris Goldfuss 1831
†Scaphognathus robustus Cheng 2012
Invalid names: Brachytrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available