Sordes Sharov 1971 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae

Full reference: A. G. Sharov. 1971. Novye letayushche reptilii is Mesosoya Kazachstana i Kirgizii [New Mesozoic flying reptiles from Kazakhstan and Kirgizia]. Trudy Paleontologicheskiya Instituta Akademiy Nauk SSSR 130:104-113

Parent taxon: Scaphognathinae according to J. Lu et al. 2015

See also Andres et al. 2010, Andres et al. 2014, Bakhurina and Unwin 1995, Carpenter et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Sharov 1971, Unwin 2003 and Unwin and Bakhurina 2000

Sister taxa: Jianchangopterus, Scaphognathus

Subtaxa: Sordes pilosus

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Type: Sordes pilosus

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Aulie, Mikhailovka, Karatau [PIN Loc. 2585] (Jurassic of Kazakhstan)

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