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Zygodactylus

Reptilia - Zygodactylidae

Taxonomy
Zygodactylus was named by Ballmann (1969).

It was assigned to Zygodactylidae by Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Mlikovsky (2002) and Mayr (2008); and to Parapasseres by Mayr (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Zygodactylus Ballmann
1985Zygodactylus Olson p. 121
1988Zygodactylus Carroll
2002Zygodactylus Mlikovsky p. 145
2008Zygodactylus Mayr p. 335
2022Zygodactylus Mayr p. 179 figs. Fig. 9.1

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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()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
Picoclamatores
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
familyZygodactylidaeBrodkorb 1971
genusZygodactylusBallmann 1969

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. †Zygodactylus Ballmann 1969
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Zygodactylus grivensis Ballman 1969
Zygodactylus ignotus Ballman 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the MP 24 to the top of the MN 3 or 33.90000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) Z. luberonensis (84461)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Z. ignotus (68040)