†Dorygnathus banthensis Theodori 1831 (pterosaur)
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Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae
Synonym: Dorygnathus mistelgauensis Wild 1971
Belongs to Dorygnathus according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Padian 2008 and Unwin 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Dorygnathus banthensis: PSP 757, a mandible (single lower jaw). Its type locality is Banz, which is in a Toarcian marine chalk/marl in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
- Dorygnathus mistelgauensis: Private collection of Dr G. Eicken, Bayreuth, a partial skeleton (Radius, ulna, tibia, fibula, partial scapula, humerus, carpus, metacarpus, wing-phalanx, rib, and caudal vertebra). Its type locality is Mistelgau station brick pit, which is in a Toarcian marine limestone/shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (34)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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