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Germanodactylus rhamphastinus

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus was named by Wagner (1851). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Daiting (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Pterodactylus rhamphastinus by Seeley (1869), Zittel (1890); it was recombined as Germanodactylus rhamphastinus by Wellnhofer (1970), Unwin (2003), Andres et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus Wagner
1869Pterodactylus rhamphastinus Seeley p. 142
1890Pterodactylus rhamphastinus Zittel p. 792
1970Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Wellnhofer
2003Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Unwin
2014Germanodactylus rhamphastinus Andres 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
—Lophocratia
genusGermanodactylus
speciesrhamphastinus(Wagner 1851)

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.

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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, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Germanodactylus rhamphastinus (122586)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus (132062)