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Huaxiapterus

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Tapejaridae

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by J. Alroy on 2009-01-05; modified by R. Butler on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Huaxiapterus Lü and Yuan
2006Huaxiapterus Lü et al.
2007Huaxiapterus Lü et al. p. 683
2011Huaxiapterus Pinheiro et al.
2014Huaxiapterus Andres et al.
2014Huaxiapterus Headden and Campos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
—Neoazhdarchia
superfamilyTapejaroideaKellner 1989
familyTapejaridae
genusHuaxiapterus

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. †Huaxiapterus Lü and Yuan 2005
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†Huaxiapterus benxiensis Lü et al. 2007
†Huaxiapterus corollatus Lü et al. 2006
†Huaxiapterus jii Lü and Yuan 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantf
Diet: frugivoref
Created: 2009-01-05 17:55:32
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:55:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Padian 1985, Wang and Zhou 2006, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) H. benxiensis (92905) H. jii, H. corollatus (92652)