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Macronychoptera
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).
It was assigned to Lonchognatha by Andres et al. (2010); and to Pterosauria by Unwin (2003) and Andres et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2003 | Macronychoptera Unwin p. 149 |
2010 | Macronychoptera Andres et al. fig. 7 |
2014 | Macronychoptera Andres et al. |
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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. †Dimorphodon Owen 1859
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†Dimorphodon banthensis Theodori 1831
†Dimorphodon weintraubi Clark et al. 1998
Unr. †Novialoidea Kellner 2003
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Unr. †Breviquartossa Unwin 2003
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Fm. †Rhamphorhynchidae Seeley 1870
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G. †Campylognathus Plieninger 1894
G. †Dendrorhynchus Ji and Ji 1998
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. †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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Unr. †Monofenestrata Lü et al. 2010
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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. †Pterodactylus Cuvier 1809
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†Pterodactylus antiquus Soemmerring 1812
†Pterodactylus cirinensis Meyer 1860
†Pterodactylus dubius Münster 1832
†Pterodactylus giganteus Bowerbank 1846
†Pterodactylus lavateri Meyer 1838
†Pterodactylus longirostris Cuvier 1819
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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
†Pterodactylus secundarius Meyer 1843
†Pterodactylus spectabilis Meyer 1861
†Pterodactylus umbrosus Cope 1872
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]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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D. M. Unwin 2003 | Dimorphodon macronyx, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, their most recent common ancestor and all its descendents |
Measurements
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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 |
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Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic | USA (Utah) | Dimorphodontidae indet. (183201) | |
Alaunian | Italy (Lombardia) | Peteinosaurus zambelli (59639) | |
Hettangian | United Kingdom (England) | Dimorphodon macronyx (91706) | |
Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Pterodactylus sp. (53947) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (46118 46137) | |
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus macronyx (87878) | |
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | Antarctica | Dimorphodontidae indet. (47135) | |
Pliensbachian | Mexico (Tamaulipas) | Pterosauria indet. (226360) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (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 Toarcian | United Kingdom (England) | Parapsicephalus purdoni (90458 144583) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Bayern) | Dorygnathus banthensis (91558 91562 91563 91565) Dorygnathus mistelgauensis (28506) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | France (Lorraine) | Dorygnathus banthensis (68316) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | France (Champagne-Ardenne) | Dorygnathus sp. (96060) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Dorygnathus banthensis (91564 91704 91705) | |
Falciferum | Germany (Baden-Württenburg) | Dorygnathus banthensis (91658) | |
Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian | Argentina (Chubut) | Allkaruen koi (188879) | |
Aalenian - Bajocian | Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) | Anurognathidae indet. (92017) | |
Bajocian - Oxfordian | China (Sichuan) | Angustinaripterus longicephalus (24883) | |
Bathonian | Morocco (Figuig) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (176120) | |
Bathonian | United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) | Klobiodon rochei (153647) | |
Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Pterodactyloidea indet. (61891) | |
Early/Lower Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhamphorhynchoidea indet. (31054) Rhamphorhynchus depressirostris (52546) | |
Late/Upper Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhamphocephalus sp. (91989) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (57124) | |
Middle Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus bucklandi, Pterodactylus kiddi, Pterodactylus duncani, Pterodactylus aclandi (59357) Rhamphocephalus sp. (57120 57140) | |
Middle Bathonian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Dearc sgiathanach (61381) | |
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | China (Hebei) | Changchengopterus pani, Qinglongopterus guoi, Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis, Anurognathidae indet. (91265) | |
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | China (Liaoning) | Changchengopterus pani, Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus sp., Darwinopterus modularis, Darwinopterus linglongtaensis, Darwinopterus robustodens, Jianchangopterus zhaoianus, Scaphognathus robustus, Douzhanopterus zhengi (92421) | |
Callovian | Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) | Pterosauria indet. (37596) | |
Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Hebei) | Sinomacrops bondei (168798) | |
Early/Lower Callovian | China (Nei Mongol) | Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi, Jeholopterus ningchengensis (27891) | |
Late/Upper Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (92052) | |
Late/Upper Callovian | France (Basse-Normandie) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92054) | |
Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92050) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (109800) | |
Oxfordian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (100669) | |
Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) | Batrachognathus volans, Sordes pilosus (92136) | |
Oxfordian | China (Xinjiang) | Sericipterus wucaiwanensis (93870) | |
Late/Upper Oxfordian | Cuba (Pinar del Rio) | Nesodactylus hesperius (90871) | |
Middle Oxfordian | Portugal (Leiria) | Rhamphorhynchus sp. (69698) | |
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian | Cuba (Pinar del Rio) | Cacibupteryx caribensis (90872) | |
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian | China (Xinjiang) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (47056) | |
Kimmeridgian | Germany | Rhamphorhynchus sp. (117200) | |
Kimmeridgian | Portugal (Leiria) | Rhamphorhynchus sp., Pterodactylus sp. (24563) | |
Kimmeridgian | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | Pterodactylus cirinensis (92110) | |
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | United Kingdom (England) | Cuspicephalus scarfi (120291) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (154138) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (41817) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Eastern Barvaria) | Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri (130288) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Pterodactylus sp. (51859) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bayern) | Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (57682) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (59175) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94534) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Portugal (Lourinha) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (154213) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Switzerland (Jura) | Rhamphorhynchinae indet. (90874) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Pterosauria indet. (49577) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | Portugal (Centro) | Pterosauria indet. (38680) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | Portugal (Lisboa) | Pterosauria indet. (163145) | |
Tithonian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhamphorhynchus etchesi (178843) | |
Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Scaphognathus crassirostris (154723) | |
Tithonian | Tanzania (Lindi) | Pterodactylus brancai (47160) Pterodactylus maximus (47154) Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis (89996) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany | Pterodactylus micronyx (212954) Pterodactylus sp. (212957) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (212956) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94535) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Pterodactylus longicaudus (29012) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (58604 139876) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (164377) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (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 Berriasian | Morocco (Figuig) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (204990) | |
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian | Morocco (Oriental) | Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (45726) | |
Berriasian | China (Liaoning) | Orientognathus chaoyangensis (165439) | |
Early/Lower Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus sp. (91990) | |
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Dendrorhynchus curvidentatus (10761) | |
Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Versperopterylus lamadongensis (105772) |