Genre
Ichnogenre Taxon formel Éteint

Purbeckopus

Delair 1963

Purbeckopus is an ichnotaxon of pterosaur of the family Pteraichnidae. The trackmaker of Purbeckopus 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.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
2
Groupe
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marin
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Classification
Pterosauria Ordre
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Pteraichnidae Famille
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Purbeckopus Genre
Sites de découverte 2 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇬🇧 Royaume-Uni
2
Formations géologiques
Durlston
2
Distribution temporelle
Berriasien (143.1–137.05 Ma)
2
Espèces (1)
Purbeckopus pentadactylus 139 Ma
Bibliographie
Description originale
J. B. Delair. 1963. Notes on Purbeck fossil footprints, with descriptions of two hitherto unknown forms from Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 84:92-100
Bibliographie (2)
J. B. Delair and A. B. Lander. 1973. A short history of the discovery of reptilian footprints in the Purbeck Beds of Dorset, with notes on their stratigraphical distribution. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 94:17-20
J. B. Delair. 1963. Notes on Purbeck fossil footprints, with descriptions of two hitherto unknown forms from Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 84:92-100