Dimorphodon macronyx Buckland 1829

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Dimorphodontidae

Alternative combination: Pterodactylus macronyx

Synonym: Pterodactylus marderi Owen 1874

Full reference: W. Buckland. 1829. On the discovery of a new species of Pterodactyle in the Lias at Lyme Regis. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, series 2 3:217-222

Belongs to Dimorphodon according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Buckland 1829, Buckland 1858, Charig 1967, Clark et al. 1998, Delair 1958, Meyer 1845, Owen 1841, Owen 1842, Owen 1859, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Perrier 1928, Unwin 2003 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Dimorphodon banthensis, Dimorphodon weintraubi

Type specimens:

  • Dimorphodon macronyx: Its type locality is Lyme Regis, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian marine mudstone in the Blue Lias Formation of the United Kingdom
  • Pterodactylus marderi:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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