List of pterosaur classifications
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This list of pterosaur classifications entails the various schemes used to classify pterosaurs throughout the years and varying views of these animals.
Contents
Classic
- Pterosauria
- *Rhamphorhynchoidea
- *Pterodactyloidea
Unwin (2003)
- Pterosauria
- *?Comodactylus
- *?Laopteryx
- *?Odontorhynchus
- *?Rhamphinion
- *?Preondactylus
- *Macronychoptera
- **Dimorphodontidae
- **Caelidracones
- ***Anurognathidae
- ***Lonchognatha
- ****Campylognathoididae
- ****Breviquartossa
- *****Rhamphorhynchidae
- ******Scaphognathinae
- ******Rhamphorhynchinae
- *****Pterodactyloidea
- ******?Araripedactylus
- ******?Wyomingopteryx
- ******?Bennettazhia
- ******?Dermodactylus
- ******?Haopterus
- ******?Mesadactylus
- ******?Criorhynchus
- ******Ornithocheiroidea
- *******?Boreopterus
- *******Istiodactylidae
- *******Euornithocheira
- ********Ornithocheiridae
- *********Ornithocheirinae
- *********Anhanguerinae
- ********Pteranodontia
- *********Pteranodontidae
- **********Nyctosaurus
- **********Pteranodontinae
- ******Lophocrania
- *******Ctenochasmatoidea
- ********+
- *********?Feilongus
- *********Gallodactylidae
- ********Euctenochasmia
- *********Pterodactylus
- *********Lonchodectes
- *********Ctenochasmatidae
- *********Gnathosaurinae
- *********Ctenochasmatinae
- *******+
- *******Dsungaripteroidea
- ********?Herbstosaurus
- ********?Kepodactylus
- ********?Puntanipterus
- ********Germanodactylidae
- ********Dsungaripteridae
- *******Azhdarchoidea
- ********+
- ********?Thalassodromeus
- ********Tupuxuara
- *******Neoazhdarchia
- ********Tapejara
- ********Azhdarchidae
Kellner (2003)
- Pterosauria
- *Anurognathidae
- *Asiaticognathidae
- *+
- **Sordes
- **+
- ***Scaphognathus
- ***Preondactylus
- ***?Odontorhynchus
- ***+
- ****Dorygnathus
- ****+
- *****Dimorphodon
- ******+
- *******Peteinosaurus
- *******Novialoidea
- ********Campylognathoididae
- ********+
- *********Rhamphorhynchidae
- *********Pterodactyloidea
- **********?Araripedactylus
- **********?Araripesaurus
- **********?Kepodactylus
- **********?Bennettazhia
- **********?Dermodactylus
- **********?Eosipterus
- **********?Haopterus
- **********?Mesadactylus
- **********Archaeopterodactyloidea
- ***********+
- ************Pterodactylidae
- ************Germanodactylidae
- ***********+
- ************Gnathosaurus
- ************+
- *************Ctenochasmatidae
- *************+
- **************Feilongus
- **************Gallodactylidae
- **********Dsungaripteroidea
- ***********Nyctosaurus
- ***********Ornithocheiroidea
- ************Pteranodontoidea
- *************?Eopteranodon
- *************?Cearadactylus
- *************Pteranodontidae
- *************+
- **************Istiodactylidae
- **************+
- ***************?Ornithocheiridae
- ***************Criorhynchus
- ***************Anhangueridae
- ************Tapejaroidea
- *************Dsungaripteridae
- *************Azhdarchoidea
- **************Tapejaridae
- **************Azhdarchidae
Wellnhofer (1991)
- Pterosauria
- *?Austriadactylus
- *Eudimorphodon
- *+
- **Dimorphodontidae
- **+
- ***?Rhamphinion
- ***?Herbstosaurus
- ***?Nesodactylus
- ***Rhamphorhynchidae
- ****+
- *****Dimorphodontidae
- *****Pterodactyloidea
- ******?Dermodactylus
- ******?Mesadactylus
- ******?Bennettazhia
- ******?Istiodactylus
- ******?Araripesaurus
- ******?Pterodaustridae
- ******Pterodactylidae
- ******Gallodactylidae
- ******Germanodactylidae
- ******Ctenochasmatidae
- ******Dsungaripteridae
- ******Ornithocheiridae
- ******Tapejaridae
- ******Anhangueridae
- ******+
- *******?Nyctosaurus
- *******Pteranodontidae
- ******Criorhynchidae
- ******Azhdarchidae
Peters (1997)
- Pterosauria
- *?Austriadactylus
- *Preondactylus
- *+
- **Dimorphodontidae
- ***Anurognathinae
- **Tipidactyla
- ***?Rhamphinion
- ***?Herbstosaurus
- ***?Comodactylus
- ***?Rhamphocephalus
- ***Rhamphorhynchidae
- ****Rhamphorhynchinae
- ***+
- ****Scaphognathidae
- ****Protopterodactyloidea
- *****Parapsicephalus
- *****+
- ******Angustinaripterus
- ******Pterodactyloidea
- *******?Dermodactylus
- *******?Mesadactylus
- *******?Bennettazhia
- *******Euthygnatha
- ********"Daitingopterus"
- ********+
- *********+
- **********?Ornithodesmidae
- **********+
- ***********Ornithocheiridae
- ***********Anhangueridae
- *********+
- **********Pterodactylus
- **********+
- ***********Ctenochasmatidae
- ***********Tanydiroptera
- ************Huanhepterus
- ************Doratorhynchus
- ************Diopocephalus
- ************Azhdarchidae
- *******Scalmognatha
- ********Germanodactylus
- ********+
- *********Pteranodontidae
- *********+
- **********Nyctosaurus
- **********+
- ***********Dsungaripteridae
- ***********Tapejaridae
See also
References
- Kellner, A. W. A., (2003): Pterosaur phylogeny and comments on the evolutionary history of the group. pp. 105-137. — in Buffetaut, E. & Mazin, J.-M., (eds.) (2003): Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society of London, Special Publications 217, London, 1-347
- Peters, D., (1997-2000): The phylogeny of pterosaurs. — in [The Pterosaur Homepage (no longer available)]
- Unwin, D. M., 2003: On the phylogeny and evolutionary history of pterosaurs. pp. 139-190. — in Buffetaut, E. & Mazin, J.-M., (eds.) (2003): Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society of London, Special Publications 217, London, 1-347
- Wellnhofer, P., (1991): The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. Salamander Books Ltd., London, pp. 192
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