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Gnathosaurinae

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Ctenochasmatidae

Taxonomy
Gnathosaurinae was named by Unwin (1992). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Gnathosaurinae by Unwin (2002).

It was assigned to Ctenochasmatidae by Unwin (2002); and to Ctenochasmatidae by Unwin (1992), Unwin (2003).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gnathosaurinae Unwin
2002Gnathosaurinae Unwin
2003Gnathosaurinae Unwin

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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
Lophocratia
superfamilyCtenochasmatoideaUnwin 1995
Euctenochasmatia
familyCtenochasmatidaeNopcsa 1928
Gnathosaurinae(Unwin 1992)
Gnathosaurinae(Unwin 1992)

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.

Unr. †Gnathosaurinae Unwin 1992
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G. †Tacuadactylus Soto and Montenegro 2021
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Tacuadactylus luciae Soto and Montenegro 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Barremian or 145.06000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Uruguay (Tacuarembó) Gnathosaurinae indet. (225433) Pterosauria indet. (213192)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Morocco (Oriental) Gnathosaurinae indet. (45726)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Gnathosaurinae indet. (101090)