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Rhamphorhynchinae

Reptilia - Rhamphorhynchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Rhamphorhynchinae Nopcsa
1946Rhamphorhynchinae Kuhn p. 67
1966Rhamphorhynchinae Kuhn p. 109
2000Rhamphorhynchinae Delsate and Wild p. 7
2003Rhamphorhynchinae Unwin p. 144
2010Rhamphorhynchinae Andres et al. p. 164
2015Rhamphorhynchinae Lu 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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
—Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Breviquartossa
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 1870
subfamilyRhamphorhynchinaeNopcsa 1928
subfamilyRhamphorhynchinaeNopcsa 1928

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.

Subfm. †Rhamphorhynchinae Nopcsa 1928
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Tr. †Angustinaripterini He et al. 1983
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G. †Dearc Jagielska et al. 2022
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†Dearc sgiathanach Jagielska et al. 2022
G. †Angustinaripterus He et al. 1983
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G. †Cacibupteryx Gasparini et al. 2004
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†Cacibupteryx caribensis Gasparini et al. 2004
G. †Dorygnathus Wagner 1860
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†Dorygnathus banthensis Theodori 1831
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Invalid names: Dorygnathus mistelgauensis Wild 1971 [synonym]
G. †Nesodactylus Colbert 1969
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†Nesodactylus hesperius Colbert 1969
G. †Orientognathus Lu et al. 2015
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†Orientognathus chaoyangensis Lu et al. 2015
G. †Pterorhynchus Czerkas and Ji 2002
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†Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi Czerkas and Ji 2002
G. †Qinglongopterus Lü et al. 2012
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†Qinglongopterus guoi Lü et al. 2012
G. †Rhamphocephalus Seeley 1880
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus aclandi Owen 1874 [synonym], Pterodactylus duncani Owen 1874 [synonym], Pterodactylus kiddi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dolichorhamphus Seeley 1885 [synonym], Rhamphocephalus prestwichi Seeley 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Rhamphorhynchus Meyer 1847
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†Rhamphorhynchus etchesi O'Sullivan and Martill 2015
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Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus suevicus Fraas 1855 [synonym]
†Rhamphorhynchus muensteri Goldfuss 1831
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Invalid names: Odontorhynchus aculeatus Stolley 1936 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi Meyer 1846 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus intermedius Koh 1937 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus Münster 1839 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus longiceps Woodward 1902 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus phyllurus Marsh 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis Reck 1931 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sericipterus Andres et al. 2010
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†Sericipterus wucaiwanensis Andres et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Berriasian or 183.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bayern) Dorygnathus banthensis (91558 91562 91563 91565) Dorygnathus mistelgauensis (28506)
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 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Dorygnathus banthensis (91564 91704 91705)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Dorygnathus sp. (96060)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Lorraine) Dorygnathus banthensis (68316)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91658)
Bajocian - Oxfordian170.3 - 157.3China (Sichuan) Angustinaripterus longicephalus (24883)
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)
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) Qinglongopterus guoi (91265)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Pterosauria indet. (37596)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi (27891)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) Sericipterus wucaiwanensis (93870)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (100669)
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)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (24563)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Rhamphorhynchus sp. (117200)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (57682) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Rhamphorhynchinae indet. (90874)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (154138) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (41817)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Pterosauria indet. (38680)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus etchesi (178843)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis (89996)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Pterodactylus longicaudus (117534 123906 139551) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (53034 212958) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi, Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (84365)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Pterodactylus longicaudus (29012) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (58604 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (212956)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8China (Liaoning) Orientognathus chaoyangensis (165439)