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Macronychoptera

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Macronychoptera was named by Unwin (2003). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Unwin (2003).

It was assigned to Lonchognatha by Andres et al. (2010); and to Pterosauria by Unwin (2003) and Andres et al. (2014).

Sister taxa
Novialoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Macronychoptera Unwin p. 149
2010Macronychoptera Andres et al. fig. 7
2014Macronychoptera Andres et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
Macronychoptera

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Macronychoptera Unwin 2003
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Fm. †Dimorphodontidae Seeley 1870
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G. †Caelestiventus Britt et al. 2018
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Caelestiventus hanseni Britt et al. 2018
G. †Dimorphodon Owen 1859
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Dimorphodon banthensis Theodori 1831
Dimorphodon macronyx Buckland 1829
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus marderi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Dimorphodon weintraubi Clark et al. 1998
G. †Peteinosaurus Wild 1978
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Unr. †Novialoidea Kellner 2003
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Unr. †Breviquartossa Unwin 2003
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G. †Allkaruen Codorniú et al. 2016
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Allkaruen koi Codorniú et al. 2016
Fm. †Rhamphorhynchidae Seeley 1870
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G. †Bellubrunnus Hone et al. 2012
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Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri Hone et al. 2012
G. †Campylognathus Plieninger 1894
G. †Dendrorhynchus Ji and Ji 1998
G. †Klobiodon O'Sullivan and Martill 2018
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Klobiodon rochei O'Sullivan and Martill 2018
G. †Odontorhynchus Stolley 1936
Subfm. †Rhamphorhynchinae Nopcsa 1928
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Tr. †Angustinaripterini He et al. 1983
G. †Angustinaripterus He et al. 1983
G. †Cacibupteryx Gasparini et al. 2004
G. †Dorygnathus Wagner 1860
G. †Nesodactylus Colbert 1969
G. †Orientognathus Lu et al. 2015
G. †Pterorhynchus Czerkas and Ji 2002
G. †Qinglongopterus Lü et al. 2012
G. †Rhamphocephalus Seeley 1880
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Invalid names: Dolichorhamphus Seeley 1885 [synonym]
G. †Rhamphorhynchus Meyer 1847
G. †Sericipterus Andres et al. 2010
Subfm. †Scaphognathinae Hooley
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G. †Jianchangopterus Lü and Bo 2011
G. †Scaphognathus Wagner 1861
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Invalid names: Brachytrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
G. †Sordes Sharov 1971
Invalid names: Angustinaripterinae He et al. 1983 [empty]
Unr. †Lonchognatha Unwin 2003
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G. †Harpactognathus Carpenter et al. 2003
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Harpactognathus gentryii Carpenter et al. 2003
Unr. †Monofenestrata Lü et al. 2010
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Unr. †Caelidracones Unwin 2003
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Fm. †Anurognathidae Nopcsa 1928
G. †Changchengopterus Lü 2009
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G. †Cuspicephalus Martill and Etches 2013
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Cuspicephalus scarfi Martill and Etches 2013
G. †Darwinopterus Lü et al. 2010
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Darwinopterus linglongtaensis Wang et al. 2010
Darwinopterus modularis Lü et al. 2010
Darwinopterus robustodens Lü et al. 2011
G. †Douzhanopterus Wang et al. 2017
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Douzhanopterus zhengi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Pterodactylus Cuvier 1809
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Pterodactylus antiquus Soemmerring 1812
Pterodactylus dubius Münster 1832
Pterodactylus giganteus Bowerbank 1846
Pterodactylus kochi Wagner 1837
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer 1850 [synonym]
Pterodactylus lavateri Meyer 1838
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus crocodilocephaloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym]
Pterodactylus medius Münster 1831
Pterodactylus micronyx Meyer 1856
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Invalid names: Ornithocephalus redenbacheri Wagner 1851 [synonym]
Pterodactylus propinquus Wagner 1857
Invalid names: Diopecephalus Seeley 1871 [synonym], Macrotrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pterodactylus arningi Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus brancai Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus maximus Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterotherium Fischer 1813 [synonym]
G. †Wukongopterus Wang et al. 2009
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Wukongopterus lii Wang et al. 2009
G. †Parapsicephalus Arthaber 1919
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Parapsicephalus purdoni Newton 1888
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin 2003Dimorphodon macronyx, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, their most recent common ancestor and all its descendents
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 215.56000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (119 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic237.0 - 174.1USA (Utah) Dimorphodontidae indet. (183201)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Lombardia) Peteinosaurus zambelli (59639)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (England) Dimorphodon macronyx (91706)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pterodactylus sp. (53947)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Wales) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (46118 46137)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus macronyx (87878)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Antarctica Dimorphodontidae indet. (47135)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) Pterosauria indet. (226360)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91559 91560 91561 91587 91588 91589 91592 91593 91594 91595 91596 91597 91598 91599 91600 91659 91663 91664 91667 91668 91671 91672 91673 91690 91691) Dorygnathus sp. (91692)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Parapsicephalus purdoni (90458 144583)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bayern) Dorygnathus banthensis (91558 91562 91563 91565) Dorygnathus mistelgauensis (28506)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Lorraine) Dorygnathus banthensis (68316)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Dorygnathus sp. (96060)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Dorygnathus banthensis (91564 91704 91705)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91658)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian180.1 - 168.4Argentina (Chubut) Allkaruen koi (188879)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Anurognathidae indet. (92017)
Bajocian - Oxfordian170.3 - 157.3China (Sichuan) Angustinaripterus longicephalus (24883)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (176120)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Klobiodon rochei (153647)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Pterodactyloidea indet. (61891)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchoidea indet. (31054) Rhamphorhynchus depressirostris (52546)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Rhamphocephalus sp. (91989) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (57124)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus bucklandi, Pterodactylus kiddi, Pterodactylus duncani, Pterodactylus aclandi (59357) Rhamphocephalus sp. (57120 57140)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Dearc sgiathanach (61381)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Hebei) Changchengopterus pani, Qinglongopterus guoi, Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis, Anurognathidae indet. (91265)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Liaoning) Changchengopterus pani, Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus sp., Darwinopterus modularis, Darwinopterus linglongtaensis, Darwinopterus robustodens, Jianchangopterus zhaoianus, Scaphognathus robustus, Douzhanopterus zhengi (92421)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Pterosauria indet. (37596)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Hebei) Sinomacrops bondei (168798)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi, Jeholopterus ningchengensis (27891)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (92052)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Basse-Normandie) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92054)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92050) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (109800)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (100669)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) Batrachognathus volans, Sordes pilosus (92136)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) Sericipterus wucaiwanensis (93870)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Nesodactylus hesperius (90871)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Leiria) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (69698)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Cacibupteryx caribensis (90872)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1China (Xinjiang) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (47056)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Rhamphorhynchus sp. (117200)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Pterodactylus sp. (24563)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Pterodactylus cirinensis (92110)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Cuspicephalus scarfi (120291)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (154138) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (41817)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri (130288)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Pterodactylus sp. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (57682) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94534)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Lourinha) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (154213)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Rhamphorhynchinae indet. (90874)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Pterosauria indet. (49577)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Pterosauria indet. (38680)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Lisboa) Pterosauria indet. (163145)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus etchesi (178843)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Scaphognathus crassirostris (154723)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Pterodactylus brancai (47160) Pterodactylus maximus (47154) Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis (89996)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Pterodactylus micronyx (212954) Pterodactylus sp. (212957) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (212956)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94535)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Pterodactylus longicaudus (29012) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (58604 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (164377)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Pterodactylus longicaudus (117534 123906 139551) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (53034 212958) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi, Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus, Pterodactylus crassirostris, Pterodactylus kochi, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps, Pterodactylus micronyx, Anurognathus ammoni, Ornithocephalus antiquus, Pterodactylus spectabilis (84365)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (204990)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (45726)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8China (Liaoning) Orientognathus chaoyangensis (165439)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus sp. (91990)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Dendrorhynchus curvidentatus (10761)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Versperopterylus lamadongensis (105772)