Purbeckopus

Purbeckopus
Trace fossil classification
Ichnoclass:Reptilipedia
Ichnoorder:Pterosauripedida
Ichnofamily:Pteraichnidae
Ichnogenus:Purbeckopus
Delair, 1963
Type ichnospecies
P. pentadactylus
Delair, 1963

Purbeckopus is an ichnotaxon of pterosaur of the family Pteraichnidae. Considered as a nomen dubium, it lived in northern Germany 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]

See also

References

  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. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 108. pp. 39–48. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80004-1.


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