Biology:Purbeckopus
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Short description: Trace fossil
| Purbeckopus | |
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Trace fossil classification|Trace fossil classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Ichnofamily: | †Pteraichnidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Purbeckopus Delair, 1963 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| †Purbeckopus pentadactylus Delair, 1963
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Purbeckopus is an ichnotaxon of pterosaur of the family Pteraichnidae. Considered as a nomen dubium, it lived in southern England during the Berriasian, in the Early Cretaceous. According to the fossil remains found, it is expected that it was a large pterosaur, with 6 m (19.7 ft) in wingspan.[1]
See also
- Timeline of pterosaur research
- Ichnology
- List of pterosaur ichnogenera
References
- ↑ Wright, J.L.; Unwin, D.M.; Lockleyl, M.G.; Rainforth, E.C. (January 1997). "Pterosaur tracks from the Purbeck Limestone Formation of Dorset, England". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 108 (1): 39–48. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80004-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q7260893 entry
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