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Ctenochasmatoidea

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Ctenochasmatoidea was named by Unwin (1995). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Unwin and Lü (1997).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Ctenochasmatoidea by Unwin and Lü (1997), Unwin (2002) and Unwin (2003).

It was assigned to Pterodactyloidea by Unwin and Lü (1997) and Unwin (2002); and to Lophocratia by Unwin (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Pterodactylidae Bonaparte
1849Pterodactylidae d'Orbigny p. 211
1850Pterodactylidae Bonaparte p. 1
1871Pterodactylidae Cope p. 234
1875Pterodactylidae Cope p. 13
1890Pterodactylidae Zittel p. 791
1897Pterodactylidae Williston p. 36
1903Pterodactylidae Williston p. 159
1937Pterodactylidae Roxo p. 65
1946Pterodactylidae Kuhn p. 67
1958Pterodactylidae Delair p. 69
1964Pterodactylidae Young p. 251
1966Pterodactylidae Kuhn p. 109
1967Pterodactylidae Charig p. 717
1986Pterodactylidae Bakker p. 460
1988Pterodactylidae Carroll
1997Ctenochasmatoidea Unwin and Lü p. 165
2002Ctenochasmatoidea Unwin
2003Ctenochasmatoidea Unwin p. 145
2006Pterodactylidae Wang and Zhou p. 406
2012Pterodactylidae Pereda-Suberbiola 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
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
—Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
—Lophocratia
—Ctenochasmatoidea(Unwin 1995)
—Ctenochasmatoidea(Unwin 1995)

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. †Ctenochasmatoidea Unwin 1995
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Unr. †Euctenochasmatia Unwin 2003
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Unr. †Ctenochasmatidae Nopcsa 1928 [ctenochasmatid]
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G. †Balaenognathus Martill et al. 2023
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†Balaenognathus maeuseri Martill et al. 2023
G. †Cathayopterus Wang and Zhou 2006
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†Cathayopterus grabaui Wang and Zhou 2006
G. †Forfexopterus Jiang et al. 2016
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†Forfexopterus jeholensis Jiang et al. 2016
Unr. †Gnathosaurinae Unwin 1992
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G. †Tacuadactylus Soto and Montenegro 2021
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†Tacuadactylus luciae Soto and Montenegro 2021
G. †Liaodactylus Zhou et al. 2017
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†Liaodactylus primus Zhou et al. 2017
G. †Pterofiltrus Jiang and Wang 2011
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†Pterofiltrus qiui Jiang and Wang 2011
Invalid names: Ctenochasmatinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Pterodaustridae Bonaparte 1971 [synonym]
Fm. †Gallodactylidae Fabre 1974
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G. †Gladocephaloideus Lü et al. 2012
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G. †Petrodactyle Hone et al. 2023
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†Petrodactyle wellnhoferi Hone et al. 2023
Unr. †Lonchodectidae Hooley 1914
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G. †Serradraco Rigal et al. 2017
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G. †Yixianopterus Lü et al. 2006
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†Yixianopterus jingangshanensis Lü et al. 2006
G. †Unwindia Martill 2011
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†Unwindia trigonus Martill 2011
Invalid names: Pterodactylidae Bonaparte 1838 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin and J. Lü 1997Cycnorhamphus suevicus, Pterodaustro guinazui, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants
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 Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 167.70000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylidae indet. (57124)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Liaodactylus primus (156015)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Pterodactylus meyeri (131961)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Uruguay (Tacuarembó) Gnathosaurinae indet. (225433) Pterosauria indet. (213192)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Ctenochasmatinae indet. (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Balaenognathus maeuseri (231928)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Pterodactylidae indet. (94535)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Ctenochasmatidae indet. 3, Ctenochasmatidae indet. 4 (164377)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Petrodactyle wellnhoferi (231911)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (45726)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (204990)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Ctenochasmatidae indet. (92914 92915)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus sagittirostris (92919)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Portugal (Lisboa) Ctenochasmatoidea indet. (189306)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Cathayopterus grabaui (92906) Pterofiltrus qiui (55682) Yixianopterus jingangshanensis, Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis (79521)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0United Kingdom (England) Gnathosaurinae indet. (101090)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Forfexopterus jeholensis (129475)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Unwindia trigonus (67712)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain (La Rioja) Prejanopterus curvirostra (101097)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Queensland) Ctenochasmatoidea indet. (100369)