Species: ranzii ZAMBELLI, 1973
Etymology: In honor of Professor Silvio Ranzi.

Holotype: MCSNB N. 2888

Locality: Cene, Bergamo, Lombardia Province, North Italy.

Horizon: Zorzino Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Norian Stage, Upper Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull and most of skeleton.

Eudimorphodon ranzii Holotype: MCSNB N. 2888; A) after Wild (1978); B) modified from Wild, (1978).

Eudimorphodon ranzii Holotype: MCSNB N. 2888; A) after Wild (1978); B. C) new reconstruction; B) dorsal, and C) lateral views.

Referred material:

MCSNB 2887: Fragmentary skeleton.

MCSNB 3345: Tooth.

BSP 1994I 51: Isolated jaws, bones and fragmentary skeletal parts.

Eudimorphodon  cf. ranzii after Wellnhofer, (2001, 2003), BSP 1994I 51’ A) right mandible; B) left mandible; C) pseudo-unicupsid (?mandibular) tooth and D) ?rostral premaxillary tooth.

RENESTO, 1993

Locality: Endenna, near Zogno, Bergamo, Lombardia Province, North Italy.

Horizon: Upper part of the Zorzino Limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Norian Stage, Upper Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

Museo di Paleontologia del Departimento di Scienze dell Terra dell’Universita degli Studi di Milano, MPUM 7039: Sternum.

 

WILD, 1993

Locality: Argilliti di Riva di Solto of Ponte Giurino, Bergamo, Lombardia Province, North Italy.

Horizon: Bituminos Shales.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Norian Stage, Upper Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

MCSNB 8950 A: Fragmentary skeleton of a juvenile with some wing impressions and feathers impressions?

 

Eudimorphodon ranzii referred specimens; A)  MCSNB 3345 2887, tooth (after Wild, 1978); B) MCSNB 2887 fragmentary specimen, (after Wild, 1978); C) MCSNB 3496 fragmentary specimen (after Wild, 1978); D) MCSNB 8950 A fragmentary specimen (after Wild, 1993); E) MCSNB 8950 B (after Wild, 1993); and F) MPUM 7039 sternum, after Renesto, (1993).

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