Fossil specimen : BGS GSM3166 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Pterosauria |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Parapsicephalus purdoni Newton |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Parapsicephalus purdoni Newton – See Newton (1888): Holotype |
| Registration No. | GSM3166 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Purdon Rev DW 1888 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Loftus - Whitby - N Yorks. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lias Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) – Rhaetian Age (Triassic Period) (170.3 – 209.5 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Baur G. 1889. Geol Mag Dec3, Vol 6 p.171-173 Benton MI & Taylor MA. 1984. Proc Yorks Geol Soc, Vol 44, Part 4 p.418 Desmond AJ. 1975. The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs p.163-164 Lydekker R. 1890. Catalogue Fossil Reptilia & Amphibia, Vol 4 p.226 Newton ET. 1888. Philos Trans Roy Soc London, Vol B179 p.503-523 pl.77 78 fig 1-7 Plienniger F. 1930. Fossilium Catalogus, Part 45 p.80 Seeley HG. 1901. Dragons of the Air p.55 see also pgs 147 and 155 (reprinted 1967) Wellenhofer. 1991. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs p.78-79 Crescent Books New York von Heune F. 1914. Geol Palaont Abh NF, Vol 13, Part 1 p.59-60 pl.fig 2 |
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