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Lophocratia

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Lophocratia Unwin p. 164
2006Lophocratia Martill and Naish p. 926
2013Lophocratia Naish et al.
2014Lophocratia Andres et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
—Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
—Lophocratia
—Lophocratia

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. †Lophocratia Unwin 2003
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G. †Beipiaopterus Lü 2003
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G. †Ctenochasma Meyer 1851
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†Ctenochasma elegans Wagner 1861
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Invalid names: Ctenochasma gracile Oppel 1862 [synonym], Pterodactylus pulchellus Meyer 1859 [synonym]
†Ctenochasma porocristata de Buisonje 1981
†Ctenochasma roemeri Meyer 1851
†Ctenochasma taqueti Bennett 2007
Unr. †Ctenochasmatoidea Unwin 1995
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Unr. †Euctenochasmatia Unwin 2003
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Unr. †Ctenochasmatidae Nopcsa 1928 [ctenochasmatid]
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G. †Balaenognathus Martill et al. 2023
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†Balaenognathus maeuseri Martill et al. 2023
G. †Cathayopterus Wang and Zhou 2006
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†Cathayopterus grabaui Wang and Zhou 2006
G. †Forfexopterus Jiang et al. 2016
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†Forfexopterus jeholensis Jiang et al. 2016
Unr. †Gnathosaurinae Unwin 1992
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G. †Tacuadactylus Soto and Montenegro 2021
G. †Liaodactylus Zhou et al. 2017
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†Liaodactylus primus Zhou et al. 2017
G. †Pterofiltrus Jiang and Wang 2011
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†Pterofiltrus qiui Jiang and Wang 2011
Invalid names: Ctenochasmatinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Pterodaustridae Bonaparte 1971 [synonym]
Fm. †Gallodactylidae Fabre 1974
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G. †Gladocephaloideus Lü et al. 2012
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G. †Petrodactyle Hone et al. 2023
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†Petrodactyle wellnhoferi Hone et al. 2023
Unr. †Lonchodectidae Hooley 1914
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G. †Serradraco Rigal et al. 2017
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G. †Yixianopterus Lü et al. 2006
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†Yixianopterus jingangshanensis Lü et al. 2006
G. †Unwindia Martill 2011
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†Unwindia trigonus Martill 2011
Invalid names: Pterodactylidae Bonaparte 1838 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Cycnorhamphus Seeley 1870
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†Cycnorhamphus suevicus Quenstadt 1855
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus eurychirus Wagner 1858 [synonym]
G. †Elanodactylus Andres and Ji 2008
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†Elanodactylus prolatus Andres and Ji 2008
G. †Eosipterus Ji and Ji 1997
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†Eosipterus yangi Ji and Ji 1997
G. †Feilongus Wang et al. 2005
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†Feilongus youngi Wang et al. 2005
G. †Gallodactylus Fabre 1976
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G. †Gegepterus Wang et al. 2007
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†Gegepterus changi Wang et al. 2007
G. †Germanodactylus Young 1964
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G. †Gnathosaurus Meyer 1833
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†Gnathosaurus macrurus Seeley 1869
†Gnathosaurus subulatus Meyer 1833
G. †Huanhepterus Dong 1982
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G. †Kepodactylus Harris and Carpenter 1996
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†Kepodactylus insperatus Harris and Carpenter 1996
G. †Normannognathus Buffetaut et al. 1998
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†Normannognathus wellnhoferi Buffetaut et al. 1998
G. †Plataleorhynchus Howse and Milner 1995
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†Plataleorhynchus streptophorodon Howse and Milner 1995
G. †Pterodaustro Bonaparte 1970
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†Pterodaustro guinazui Bonaparte 1970
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Invalid names: Puntanipterus globosus Bonaparte and Sánchez 1975 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin 2003Pterodaustro guinazui, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants
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: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Albian or 167.70000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylidae indet. (57124)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Gnathosaurus sp. (59357)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Liaodactylus primus (156015)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Pterodactylus meyeri (131961)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Uruguay (Tacuarembó) Gnathosaurinae indet. (225433) Pterosauria indet. (213192)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Germanodactylus sp. (92095)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Balaenognathus maeuseri (231928)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Ctenochasmatinae indet. (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Haute-Normandie) Normannognathus wellnhoferi (89972)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cycnorhamphus suevicus (154138) Pterodactylus suevicus (41817)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Kepodactylus insperatus (48161)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Ctenochasmatidae indet. 3, Ctenochasmatidae indet. 4 (164377)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Haute-Marne) Ctenochasma sp. (92146)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Gallodactylus canjuersensis (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Pterodactylidae indet. (94535)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Ctenochasma porocristata (105797) Germanodactylus cristatus (53039) Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus (132062) Pterodactylus elegans, Ctenochasma gracile, Pterodactylus cristatus, Pterodactylus suevicus, Gnathosaurus subulatus, Pterodactylus pulchellus (84365)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Germanodactylus rhamphastinus (122586) Petrodactyle wellnhoferi (231911)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (204990)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (45726)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Ctenochasma roemeri (94085)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (92915) Ctenochasmatidae indet., Pterodactylus macrurus, Plataleorhynchus streptophorodon (92914)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus sagittirostris (92919)
Valanginian - Albian139.8 - 100.5China (Gansu) Huanhepterus quingyangensis (28233)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Portugal (Lisboa) Ctenochasmatoidea indet. (189306)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Cathayopterus grabaui (92906) Elanodactylus prolatus (92908 94660) Eosipterus yangi, Yixianopterus jingangshanensis, Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis (79521) Feilongus youngi (79522) Gegepterus changi (52888) Pterofiltrus qiui (55682) Pterosauria indet. (79488)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0United Kingdom (England) Gnathosaurinae indet. (101090)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Feilongus youngi (79523) Forfexopterus jeholensis (129475)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (San Luis) Puntanipterus globosus (86514)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Unwindia trigonus (67712)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain (La Rioja) Prejanopterus curvirostra (101097)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Argentina Pterodaustro guinazui (22710)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Brazil (Piaui) Lophocratia indet. (89973)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Queensland) Ctenochasmatoidea indet. (100369)