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Purbeckopus

Summary

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]

Purbeckopus
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Ichnofamily: †Pteraichnidae
Ichnogenus: †PurbeckopusDelair, 1963
Type ichnospecies
†Purbeckopus pentadactylus
Delair, 1963

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References edit

  1. ^ Wright, J.L.; Unwin, D.M.; Lockleyl, M.G.; Rainforth, E.C. (January 1997). "Pterosaur tracks from the Purbeck Limestone Formation of Dorset, England" (PDF). Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 108 (1): 39–48. Bibcode:1997PrGA..108...39W. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80004-1.