Purbeckopus
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 Upper 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Ichnofamily: | †Pteraichnidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Purbeckopus Delair, 1963 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| †Purbeckopus pentadactylus Delair, 1963 | |
References
- Wright, J.L.; Unwin, D.M.; Lockleyl, M.G.; Rainforth, E.C. (January 1997). "Pterosaur tracks from the Purbeck Limestone Formation of Dorset, England". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 108 (1): 39–48. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80004-1.
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