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Plectropterna

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Plectropterna was named by Hitchcock (1845). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Sauroidichnites minitans.

It was assigned to Reptilia by Lull (1917); to Amphibia by Kuhn (1958); and to Lacertoidea by Haubold (1974).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Plectropterna Hitchcock
1904Tarsoplectrus Lull p. 519
1917Plectropterna Lull p. 120
1958Plectropterna Kuhn p. 18
1974Plectropterna Haubold p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
genusPlectropternaHitchcock 1845

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. †Plectropterna Hitchcock 1845
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Plectropterna angusta Hitchcock 1858
Plectropterna elegans Hitchcock 1889
Plectropterna gracilis Hitchcock 1858
Plectropterna lineans Hitchcock 1858
Plectropterna minitans Hitchcock 1837
Invalid names: Tarsoplectrus Lull 1904 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Lull 1904 (Tarsoplectrus)Bipedal, tetradactyl, plantigrade, heel narrow, tapering backward, not always wholly impressing. Limbs long; trackway narrow. No phalangeal pads nor distinct claws.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Massachusetts) P. sp., P. angusta, P. minitans, P. gracilis, P. lineans (52986)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Massachusetts) P. angusta, P. minitans, P. gracilis, P. lineans (52987) P. gracilis (52998) P. minitans (53028 91398) P. sp., P. minitans, P. gracilis (52996)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Connecticut) P. sp., P. elegans, P. minitans, P. gracilis, P. lineans (53023) Sauroidichnites minitans, P. elegans, P. minitans, P. gracilis, P. lineans (53000)