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Dimorphodon macronyx
Taxonomy
Pterodactylus macronyx was named by Buckland (1829). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lyme Regis, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian marine mudstone in the Blue Lias Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Dimorphodon macronyx by Owen (1859), Owen (1860), Owen (1861), Zittel (1890), Perrier (1928), Delair (1958), Charig (1967), Clark et al. (1998), Unwin (2003) and Andres et al. (2014).
It was recombined as Dimorphodon macronyx by Owen (1859), Owen (1860), Owen (1861), Zittel (1890), Perrier (1928), Delair (1958), Charig (1967), Clark et al. (1998), Unwin (2003) and Andres et al. (2014).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1829 | Pterodactylus macronyx Buckland p. 218 |
1841 | Pterodactylus macronyx Owen p. 275 |
1842 | Pterodactylus macronyx Owen p. 156 |
1845 | Pterodactylus macronyx Meyer p. 282 |
1858 | Pterodactylus macronyx Buckland p. 217 |
1859 | Dimorphodon macronyx Owen p. 151 |
1860 | Dimorphodon macronyx Owen p. 246 |
1861 | Dimorphodon macronyx Owen p. 273 |
1874 | Pterodactylus marderi Owen |
1890 | Dimorphodon macronyx Zittel p. 794 |
1928 | Dimorphodon macronyx Perrier p. 3091 |
1958 | Dimorphodon macronyx Delair p. 68 |
1967 | Dimorphodon macronyx Charig p. 717 |
1998 | Dimorphodon macronyx Clark et al. p. 886 |
2003 | Dimorphodon macronyx Unwin p. 144 |
2014 | Dimorphodon macronyx Andres 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.
†Dimorphodon macronyx Buckland 1829
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus marderi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Hettangian | United Kingdom (England) | Dimorphodon macronyx (91706) | |
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus macronyx (type locality: 87878) |