Species
Valid Extinct

Dimorphodon macronyx

(Buckland 1829)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Classification
Pterosauria Order
Macronychoptera Unranked clade
Dimorphodontidae Family
Dimorphodon Genus
Dimorphodon macronyx Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
Geological formations
Blue Lias
1
Temporal distribution
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
1
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Pterodactylus marderi subjective synonym of Dimorphodon macronyx
Bibliography
Original description
W. Buckland. 1829. On the discovery of a new species of Pterodactyle in the Lias at Lyme Regis. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, series 2 3:217-222 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
K. Padian. 1983. Osteology and functional morphology of Dimorphodon macronyx (Buckland) (Pterosauria: Rhamphorhynchoidea) based on new material in the Yale Peabody Museum. Postilla 189:1-44
W. Buckland. 1829. On the discovery of a new species of Pterodactyle in the Lias at Lyme Regis. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, series 2 3:217-222 DOI ↗