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| Propterodactylus Temporal range:
Late Jurassic (upper
Kimmeridgian), ~
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| Holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | † Pterosauria |
| Clade: | † Monofenestrata |
| Genus: | †
Propterodactylus Spindler, 2024 |
| Species: | †P. frankerlae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Propterodactylus frankerlae Spindler, 2024
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Propterodactylus (meaning "before Pterodactylus") is an extinct genus of transitional monofenestratan pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Painten Formation of Germany. The genus contains a single species, P. frankerlae, known from a complete articulated skeleton. [1] Prior to its naming, Propterodactylus was referred to as the "Painten pro-pterodactyloid" in the scientific literature. [2]
The Propterodactylus holotype specimen, DMA-JP-2011/006, was discovered in April 2011 in the Rygol lime works quarry of the Painten Formation (Ulmense subzone) near Painten in Bavaria, Germany. The nearly-perfect specimen consists of an articulated complete skeleton with preserved soft tissues. [1] [2]
In 2024, Frederik Spindler described Propterodactylus frankerlae as a new genus and species of monofenestratan pterosaur based on these fossil remains. The generic name, Propterodactylus, combines the Ancient Greek suffix "προ-" ("pro-"), meaning "before", with the genus name Pterodactylus (derived from Greek words meaning "wing digit"). As such, the name references its position as a "forerunner" to the Pterodactyloidea, as well as its long-standing nickname as the "Painten pro-pterodactyloid". The specific name, frankerlae, honours Petra Hahn, née Frankerl, the deceased wife of Stephan Hahn, the discoverer of the Propterodactylus holotype. [1]
- ^ a b c Spindler, Frederik (2024-07-23). "A pterosaurian connecting link from the Late Jurassic of Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica. 27 (2): 1–27. doi: 10.26879/1366. ISSN 1094-8074.
- ^ a b Tischlinger, Helmut; Frey, Eberhard (2013). "A new pterosaur with mosaic characters of basal and pterodactyloid Pterosauria from the Upper Kimmeridgian of Painten (Upper Palatinate, Germany)". Archaeopteryx (in German). 31: 1–13.
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| Propterodactylus Temporal range:
Late Jurassic (upper
Kimmeridgian), ~
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|---|---|
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| Holotype specimen | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | † Pterosauria |
| Clade: | † Monofenestrata |
| Genus: | †
Propterodactylus Spindler, 2024 |
| Species: | †P. frankerlae
|
| Binomial name | |
| †Propterodactylus frankerlae Spindler, 2024
| |
Propterodactylus (meaning "before Pterodactylus") is an extinct genus of transitional monofenestratan pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Painten Formation of Germany. The genus contains a single species, P. frankerlae, known from a complete articulated skeleton. [1] Prior to its naming, Propterodactylus was referred to as the "Painten pro-pterodactyloid" in the scientific literature. [2]
The Propterodactylus holotype specimen, DMA-JP-2011/006, was discovered in April 2011 in the Rygol lime works quarry of the Painten Formation (Ulmense subzone) near Painten in Bavaria, Germany. The nearly-perfect specimen consists of an articulated complete skeleton with preserved soft tissues. [1] [2]
In 2024, Frederik Spindler described Propterodactylus frankerlae as a new genus and species of monofenestratan pterosaur based on these fossil remains. The generic name, Propterodactylus, combines the Ancient Greek suffix "προ-" ("pro-"), meaning "before", with the genus name Pterodactylus (derived from Greek words meaning "wing digit"). As such, the name references its position as a "forerunner" to the Pterodactyloidea, as well as its long-standing nickname as the "Painten pro-pterodactyloid". The specific name, frankerlae, honours Petra Hahn, née Frankerl, the deceased wife of Stephan Hahn, the discoverer of the Propterodactylus holotype. [1]
- ^ a b c Spindler, Frederik (2024-07-23). "A pterosaurian connecting link from the Late Jurassic of Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica. 27 (2): 1–27. doi: 10.26879/1366. ISSN 1094-8074.
- ^ a b Tischlinger, Helmut; Frey, Eberhard (2013). "A new pterosaur with mosaic characters of basal and pterodactyloid Pterosauria from the Upper Kimmeridgian of Painten (Upper Palatinate, Germany)". Archaeopteryx (in German). 31: 1–13.
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