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Hatzegopteryx

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Species
H. thambema (type species)
Entered
by R. Butler on 2009-06-24; modified by R. Butler on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Hatzegopteryx Buffetaut et al.
2003Hatzegopteryx Buffetaut et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
familyAzhdarchidae
genusHatzegopteryx

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. †Hatzegopteryx Buffetaut et al. 2002
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†Hatzegopteryx thambema Buffetaut et al. 2002
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) H. thambema (89991) Pterosauria indet. (13334)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Alba) H. sp. (97813)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) H. sp. (26369)