Ptenodactylus Explained

Ptenodactylus is a scientific name which has been used for several distinct genera of animals. It may refer to:

• Ptenodactylus (Gray, 1845): A junior synonym of the lizard genus Pristidactylus
• "Ptenodactylus" (Seeley, 1869): A nomen nudum which in the 19th century was used to refer to at least 21 species of pterosaur including:^[1]
  • "Ptenodactylus" brachyrhinus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus brachyrhinus (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" capito: A synonym of Ornithocheirus capito
  • "Ptenodactylus" colorhinus: A synonym of Camposipterus colorhinus.
  • "Ptenodactylus" crassidens: A synonym of Ornithocheirus crassidens. (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" cuvieri: A synonym of Cimoliopterus cuvieri.
  • "Ptenodactylus" dentatus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus dentatus. (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" enchorhynchus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus enchorhynchus (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" eurygnathus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus eurygnathus. (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" fittoni: A synonym of Pterodactylus fittoni (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" machaerorhynchus: A synonym of Lonchodraco machaerorhynchus
  • "Ptenodactylus macrorhinus": A nomen nudum
  • "Ptenodactylus" microdon: A synonym of Lonchodraco microdon
  • "Ptenodactylus" nasutus: A synonym of Camposipterus nasutus
  • "Ptenodactylus" oweni: A synonym of Lonchodraco microdon
  • "Ptenodactylus" oxyrhinus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus oxyrhinus (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" platystomus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus platystomus.
  • "Ptenodactylus" polyodon: A synonym of Ornithocheirus polyodon
  • "Ptenodactylus" scaphorhynchus: A synonym of Ornithocheirus scaphorhynchus. (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" sedgwicki: A synonym of Camposipterus sedgwickii.
  • "Ptenodactylus" tenuirostris: A synonym of Ornithocheirus tenuirostris (nomen dubium)
  • "Ptenodactylus" woodwardi: A synonym of Pterodactylus woodwardi (nomen dubium)

Notes and References

1. Rodrigues . T. . Kellner . A. . 10.3897/zookeys.308.5559 . Taxonomic review of the Ornithocheirus complex (Pterosauria) from the Cretaceous of England . ZooKeys . 1–112 . 2013 . 308 . 23794925. 3689139. free . 2013ZooK..308....1R .