Eudimorphodon

Eudimorphodon
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 219–215 Ma
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MCSNB 2888 in Bergamo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Pterosauria
Family: †Eudimorphodontidae
Subfamily: †Eudimorphodontinae
Genus: †Eudimorphodon
Zambelli, 1973
Species:
†E. ranzii
Binomial name
†Eudimorphodon ranzii
Zambelli, 1973

Eudimorphodon was a pterosaur that was discovered in 1973 by Mario Pandolfi in the town of Cene, Italy and described the same year by Rocco Zambelli. The nearly complete skeleton was retrieved from shale deposited during the Late Triassic (mid to late Norian stage,[1] 219-215 million years ago),[2] making Eudimorphodon one of the oldest pterosaurs known.[3] It had a wingspan of about 100 centimeters (3.3 ft).[4] Eudimorphodon is known from several skeletons, including juvenile specimens.

  1. ^ Wellnhofer, P. (1991). "Summary of Triassic Pterosaurs." The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. London, UK: Salamander Books Limited. p. 67. ISBN 0-86101-566-5.
  2. ^ Müller R.T., Ezcurra M.D., Garcia M.S., Agnolín F.L., Stocker M.R., Novas F.E., Soares M.B., Kellner A.W.A. & Nesbitt S.J. (2023). ”New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors”. Nature 620(7974): p. 589–594. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06359-z
  3. ^ Cranfield, I. The Illustrated Directory of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures. London: Salamander Books, Ltd. Pp. 280–281.
  4. ^ Hans-Dieter Sues, Nicholas C. Fraser (2010). Triassic Life on Land. The Great Transition. Columbia University Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780231509411.