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Pterodactylus longirostris

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Pterodactylus longirostris was named by Cuvier (1819).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pterodactylus antiquus by Lydekker (1888).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pterodactylus longirostris Cuvier
1826Pterodactylus crocodilocephaloides Ritgen p. 344
1829Pterodactylus longirostris Holl p. 81
1841Pterodactylus longirostris Owen p. 273
1842Pterodactylus longirostris Owen p. 156
1843Pterodactylus longirostris Fitzinger p. 35
1845Pterodactylus longirostris Meyer p. 281
1858Pterodactylus longirostris Buckland p. 217
1859Pterodactylus longirostris Owen p. 151
1860Pterodactylus longirostris Owen p. 247
1861Pterodactylus longirostris Owen p. 274
1886Pterodactylus longirostris Winkler p. 198
1890Pterodactylus longirostris Zittel p. 792
1895Pterodactylus longirostris Lyman figs. Pl. 607

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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()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
NovialoideaKellner 2003
Lonchognatha
Monofenestrata
genusPterodactylusCuvier 1809
specieslongirostrisCuvier 1819

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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Invalid names: Pterodactylus crocodilocephaloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:19:25
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:19:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Gudger 1944, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available