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Project 4614: E. Maxwell, D. Cortés. 2020. A revision of the Early Jurassic ichthyosaur Hauffiopteryx (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria), and description of a new species from southwestern Germany. Palaeontologia electronica. 23 (2):a31.

Specimen: † Hauffiopteryx typicus (unvouchered)
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Abstract

Hauffiopteryx typicus is an Early Jurassic ichthyosaur species from Europe, for which geographically partitioned morphological variation between specimens from England and Germany has been described. We provide a complete anatomical description of the German material to address this taxonomical issue. We also identify and describe a new species of Hauffiopteryx from the southwest German Basin, Hauffiopteryx altera sp. nov., differring from H. typicus in the morphology of the arrangement of cranial elements surrounding the external nares. A phylogenetic analysis recovers the German and English material referred to H. typicus as sister taxa, suggesting that these are indeed conspecific. H. typicus forms a monophyletic group with H. altera and a specimen from the Pliensbachian of Switzerland previously referred to Leptonectes tenuirostris but consistent with H. typicus. We conclude that Hauffiopteryx represents a valid genus, defined by a set of synapomorphies from both the skull and postcranium. Parsimony analysis recovers Hauffiopteryx as sister taxon to Stenopterygius + Ophthalmosauridae.

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Article DOI: 10.26879/937

Project DOI: 10.7934/P4614, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4614

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31 March 2023
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McGill University

Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29221' (112 Taxa)

taxon	unscored cells	scored cells	no cell support	NPA cells	"-" cells	cell images	labels on cell images	member access
[1] † Acamptonectes densus Last Modified in 03/31/23	166	116	116	0	5	0	0	1
[2] † Aegirosaurus leptospondylus Last Modified in 03/31/23	94	181	181	0	12	0	0	1
[3] † Arthropterygius chrisorum Last Modified in 03/31/23	223	64	64	0	0	0	0	1
[4] † Athabascasaurus bitumineus Last Modified in 03/31/23	182	95	95	0	10	0	0	1
[5] † Barracudasauroides panxianensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	78	202	202	0	7	0	0	1
[6] † Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Last Modified in 03/31/23	99	181	181	0	7	0	0	1
[7] † Brachypterygius extremus Last Modified in 03/31/23	118	162	162	0	7	0	0	1
[8] † Brachypterygius pseudoscythica Last Modified in 03/31/23	201	81	81	0	5	0	0	1
[9] † Californosaurus perrini Last Modified in 03/31/23	184	101	101	0	2	0	0	1
[10] † Callawayia neoscapularis Last Modified in 03/31/23	60	218	218	0	9	0	0	1
[11] † Cartorhynchus lenticarpus Last Modified in 03/31/23	123	141	141	0	23	0	0	1
[12] † Caypullisaurus bonapartei Last Modified in 03/31/23	101	174	174	0	12	0	0	1
[13] † Chacaicosaurus cayi Last Modified in 03/31/23	225	57	57	0	5	0	0	1
[14] † Chaohusaurus chaoxianensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	63	215	215	0	9	0	0	1
[15] † Chaohusaurus geishanensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	179	105	105	0	3	0	0	1
[16] † Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	113	159	159	0	15	0	0	1
[17] † Contectopalatus atavus Last Modified in 03/31/23	54	220	220	0	13	0	0	1
[18] † Cryopterygius kielanae Last Modified in 03/31/23	220	65	65	0	2	0	0	1
[19] † Cryopterygius kristiansenae Last Modified in 03/31/23	111	174	174	0	2	0	0	1
[20] † Cymbospondylus buchseri Last Modified in 03/31/23	162	118	118	0	7	0	0	1
[21] † Cymbospondylus nichollsi Last Modified in 03/31/23	174	104	104	0	9	0	0	1
[22] † Cymbospondylus petrinus Last Modified in 03/31/23	51	224	224	0	12	0	0	1
[23] † Eurhinosaurus longirostris Last Modified in 03/31/23	15	258	258	0	14	0	0	1
[24] † Excalibosaurus costini Last Modified in 03/31/23	82	195	195	0	10	0	0	1
[25] † Gengasaurus nicosiai Last Modified in 03/31/23	212	72	72	0	3	0	0	1
[26] † Grendelius alekseevi Last Modified in 03/31/23	146	134	134	0	7	0	0	1
[27] † Grendelius zhuravlevi Last Modified in 03/31/23	240	45	45	0	2	0	0	1
[28] † Grippia longirostris Last Modified in 03/31/23	55	220	220	0	12	0	0	1
[29] † Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae Last Modified in 03/31/23	28	246	246	0	13	0	0	1
[30] † Guizhouichthyosaurus wolonggangense Last Modified in 03/31/23	116	167	167	0	4	0	0	1
[31] † Gulosaurus helmi Last Modified in 03/31/23	127	151	151	0	9	0	0	1
[32] † Hauffiopteryx typicus UK Last Modified in 03/31/23	35	238	238	0	14	0	0	1
[33] † Hauffiopteryx altera Last Modified in 03/31/23	127	154	154	0	6	0	0	1
[34] † Hauffiopteryx typicus German Last Modified in 03/31/23	25	255	251	0	11	0	0	1
[35] † Himalayasaurus tibetensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	278	9	9	0	0	0	0	1
[36] † Hudsonelpidia brevirostris Last Modified in 03/31/23	194	90	90	0	3	0	0	1
[37] † Hupehsuchus nanchangensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	83	179	179	0	25	0	0	1
[38] † Ichthyosaurus anningae Last Modified in 03/31/23	111	169	169	0	7	0	0	1
[39] † Ichthyosaurus breviceps Last Modified in 03/31/23	59	218	218	0	10	0	0	1
[40] † Ichthyosaurus communis Last Modified in 03/31/23	0	276	276	0	11	0	0	1
[41] † Ichthyosaurus conybeari Last Modified in 03/31/23	60	219	219	0	8	0	0	1
[42] † Ichthyosaurus larkini Last Modified in 03/31/23	70	208	208	0	9	0	0	1
[43] † Ichthyosaurus somersetensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	41	235	235	0	11	0	0	1
[44] † Janusaurus lundi Last Modified in 03/31/23	128	148	148	0	11	0	0	1
[45] † Keilhauia nui Last Modified in 03/31/23	218	66	66	0	3	0	0	1
[46] † Leninia stellans Last Modified in 03/31/23	205	78	78	0	4	0	0	1
[47] † Leptonectes moorei Last Modified in 03/31/23	154	128	128	0	5	0	0	1
[48] † Leptonectes solei Last Modified in 03/31/23	159	126	126	0	2	0	0	1
[49] † Leptonectes tenuirostris Last Modified in 03/31/23	30	244	244	0	13	0	0	1
[50] † NMO 26575 Last Modified in 03/31/23	171	111	111	0	5	0	0	1
[51] † Macgowania janiceps Last Modified in 03/31/23	131	152	152	0	4	0	0	1
[52] † Maiaspondylus lindoei Last Modified in 03/31/23	195	88	88	0	4	0	0	1
[53] † Malawania anachronus Last Modified in 03/31/23	221	62	62	0	4	0	0	1
[54] † Mikadocephalus gracilirostris Last Modified in 03/31/23	175	108	107	0	5	0	0	1
[55] † Mixosaurus cornalianus Last Modified in 03/31/23	24	255	255	0	8	0	0	1
[56] † Mixosaurus kuhnschneyderi Last Modified in 03/31/23	103	177	177	0	7	0	0	1
[57] † Mixosaurus xindianensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	91	191	191	0	5	0	0	1
[58] † Mollesaurus periallus Last Modified in 03/31/23	188	97	97	0	2	0	0	1
[59] † Muiscasaurus catheti Last Modified in 03/31/23	205	79	79	0	3	0	0	1
[60] † Nannopterygius enthekiodon Last Modified in 03/31/23	199	86	86	0	2	0	0	1
[61] † Ophthalmosaurus icenicus Last Modified in 03/31/23	1	273	273	0	13	0	0	1
[62] † Ophthalmosaurus natans Last Modified in 03/31/23	51	223	223	0	13	0	0	1
[63] † Ophthalmosaurus yasykovi Last Modified in 03/31/23	153	128	128	0	6	0	0	1
[64] † Palvennia hoybergeti Last Modified in 03/31/23	172	107	107	0	8	0	0	1
[65] † Paraophthalmosaurus kabanovi Last Modified in 03/31/23	213	70	70	0	4	0	0	1
[66] † Paraophthalmosaurus saveljeviensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	200	83	83	0	4	0	0	1
[67] † Parvinatator wapitiensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	185	100	100	0	2	0	0	1
[68] † Pervushovisaurus bannovkensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	260	27	27	0	0	0	0	1
[69] † Pervushovisaurus campylodon Last Modified in 03/31/23	265	20	20	0	2	0	0	1
[70] † Pessopteryx nisseri Last Modified in 03/31/23	215	68	68	0	4	0	0	1
[71] † Phalarodon callawayi Last Modified in 03/31/23	150	132	132	0	5	0	0	1
[72] † Phalarodon fraasi Last Modified in 03/31/23	111	167	167	0	9	0	0	1
[73] † Phantomosaurus neubigi Last Modified in 03/31/23	212	73	73	0	2	0	0	1
[74] † Platypterygius americanus Last Modified in 03/31/23	108	164	164	0	15	0	0	1
[75] † Platypterygius australis Last Modified in 03/31/23	13	250	250	0	24	0	0	1
[76] † Platypterygius hauthali Last Modified in 03/31/23	233	51	51	0	3	0	0	1
[77] † Platypterygius hercynicus Last Modified in 03/31/23	83	190	190	0	14	0	0	1
[78] † Platypterygius platydactylus Last Modified in 03/31/23	167	114	114	0	6	0	0	1
[79] † Platypterygius sachicarum Last Modified in 03/31/23	140	138	138	0	9	0	0	1
[80] † Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis Last Modified in 03/31/23	79	198	197	0	11	0	0	1
[81] † Protoichthyosaurus applebyi Last Modified in 03/31/23	145	131	131	0	11	0	0	1
[82] † Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	126	150	150	0	11	0	0	1
[83] † Qianichthyosaurus zhoui Last Modified in 03/31/23	70	205	205	0	12	0	0	1
[84] † Quasianosteosaurus vikinghoegdai Last Modified in 03/31/23	235	50	50	0	2	0	0	1
[85] † Sclerocormus parviceps Last Modified in 03/31/23	148	120	120	0	19	0	0	1
[86] † Shastasaurus liangae Last Modified in 03/31/23	63	191	191	0	33	0	0	1
[87] † Shastasaurus pacificus Last Modified in 03/31/23	99	166	166	0	22	0	0	1
[88] † Shastasaurus sikkaniensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	176	92	92	0	19	0	0	1
[89] † Shonisaurus popularis Last Modified in 03/31/23	74	204	204	0	9	0	0	1
[90] † Simbirskiasaurus birjukovi Last Modified in 03/31/23	232	52	52	0	3	0	0	1
[91] † Sisteronia seeleyi Last Modified in 03/31/23	237	49	49	0	1	0	0	1
[92] † Stenopterygius aaleniensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	112	167	167	0	8	0	0	1
[93] † Stenopterygius quadriscissus Last Modified in 03/31/23	9	267	266	0	12	0	0	1
[94] † Stenopterygius triscissus Last Modified in 03/31/23	8	267	267	0	12	0	0	1
[95] † Stenopterygius uniter Last Modified in 03/31/23	45	233	233	0	9	0	0	1
[96] † Suevoleviathan integer Last Modified in 03/31/23	23	252	252	0	12	0	0	1
[97] † Sveltonectes insolitus Last Modified in 03/31/23	77	199	199	0	11	0	0	1
[98] † Temnodontosaurus azerguensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	147	114	114	0	26	0	0	1
[99] † Temnodontosaurus crassimanus Last Modified in 03/31/23	135	144	144	0	8	0	0	1
[100] † Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus Last Modified in 03/31/23	220	66	66	0	1	0	0	1
[101] † Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	209	76	76	0	2	0	0	1
[102] † Temnodontosaurus platyodon Last Modified in 03/31/23	7	264	264	0	16	0	0	1
[103] † Temnodontosaurus trigonodon Last Modified in 03/31/23	8	265	265	0	14	0	0	1
[104] † Thalattoarchon saurophagis Last Modified in 03/31/23	211	74	74	0	2	0	0	1
[105] † Toretocnemus californicus Last Modified in 03/31/23	220	63	63	0	4	0	0	1
[106] † Toretocnemus zitteli Last Modified in 03/31/23	162	115	115	0	10	0	0	1
[107] † Undorosaurus gorodischensis Last Modified in 03/31/23	165	117	117	0	5	0	0	1
[108] † Undorosaurus trautscholdi Last Modified in 03/31/23	235	49	49	0	3	0	0	1
[109] † Utatsusaurus hataii Last Modified in 03/31/23	88	191	191	0	8	0	0	1
[110] † Wahlisaurus massarae Last Modified in 03/31/23	173	112	112	0	2	0	0	1
[111] † Wimanius odontopalatus Last Modified in 03/31/23	231	54	54	0	2	0	0	1
[112] † Xinminosaurus catactes Last Modified in 03/31/23	182	100	100	0	5	0	0	1

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Specimen list	334
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