Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

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.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pteraichnidae Family
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Purbeckopus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
Geological formations
Durlston
2
Temporal distribution
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Purbeckopus pentadactylus 139 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
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
Bibliography (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