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PV OR 42737

Classification
Scientific name: Rhamphorhynchus muensteri Goldfuss, 1831
Author: Goldfuss, 1831
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Pterosauria
Family: Rhamphorhynchidae
Genus: Rhamphorhynchus
Species: muensteri
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Reptilia; Pterosauria; Rhamphorhynchidae
Location
Locality: Eichstatt [Eichstädt] Eichstätt [Eichstadt]
State province: Bayern
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; Germany; Bayern; Eichstätt
Identification
Identified by: Richard Lydekker
Type status: Cited
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri Goldfuss, 1831
Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi von Meyer, 1846
Rhamphorhynchus grandis
Rhamphorhynchus longiceps Woodward, 1902
Rhamphorhynchus kokeni Plieninger, 1907
Pterodactylus grandis Cuvier, 1824
Pterodactylus Cuvier, 1809
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV OR 42737
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Reptiles
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:483084
Donor name: Professor Jacob G. Van Breda
Catalogue description: Tibia, fibula and pes. Part and counterpart. Old register says radius and hand but this is incorrect!
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Mesozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Mesozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Jurassic
Latest period/highest system: Jurassic
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Late Jurassic
Latest epoch/highest series: Late Jurassic
Chronostratigraphy: Jurassic, Late Jurassic
Record
Occurrence ID: 5b69216c-4932-4aa5-a025-19269c49428d
Modified: 2025-11-18T17:41:08+00:00
Created: 2009-04-21T16:21:16+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2009-04-21T16:21:16+00:00
Last updated 2025-11-18T17:41:08+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb