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Ornithocheiroidea
Taxonomy
Ornithocheiroidea was named by Seeley (1870). It was considered monophyletic by Unwin (2003).
It was reranked as the suborder Ornithocheiroidea by Williston (1897); it was reranked as the unranked clade Ornithocheiroidea by Unwin and Lü (1997), Unwin (2003), Andres and Norell (2005), Andres and Myers (2013), Holgado et al. (2019), Holgado and Pegas (2020), Pegas et al. (2020) and Richards et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Pterosauria by Williston (1897); to Eupterodactyloidea by Bennett (1994); to Dsungaripteroidea by Andres and Norell (2005); to Pterodactyloidea by Andres and Ji (2008); to Pteranodontia by Headden and Campos (2014); to Lophocratia by Andres et al. (2014); and to Pterodactyloidea by Unwin and Lü (1997), Unwin (2003), Andres and Myers (2013), Jacobs et al. (2019), Pentland et al. (2019), Holgado et al. (2019), Holgado and Pegas (2020), Pegas et al. (2020) and Richards et al. (2023).
It was reranked as the suborder Ornithocheiroidea by Williston (1897); it was reranked as the unranked clade Ornithocheiroidea by Unwin and Lü (1997), Unwin (2003), Andres and Norell (2005), Andres and Myers (2013), Holgado et al. (2019), Holgado and Pegas (2020), Pegas et al. (2020) and Richards et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Pterosauria by Williston (1897); to Eupterodactyloidea by Bennett (1994); to Dsungaripteroidea by Andres and Norell (2005); to Pterodactyloidea by Andres and Ji (2008); to Pteranodontia by Headden and Campos (2014); to Lophocratia by Andres et al. (2014); and to Pterodactyloidea by Unwin and Lü (1997), Unwin (2003), Andres and Myers (2013), Jacobs et al. (2019), Pentland et al. (2019), Holgado et al. (2019), Holgado and Pegas (2020), Pegas et al. (2020) and Richards et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1870 | Ornithocheiroidea Seeley |
| 1897 | Ornithocheiroidea Williston p. 36 |
| 1994 | Ornithocheiroidea Bennett p. 18 |
| 1997 | Ornithocheiroidea Unwin and Lü |
| 2003 | Ornithocheiroidea Unwin p. 159 |
| 2005 | Ornithocheiroidea Andres and Norell pp. 3-4 fig. 3 |
| 2008 | Ornithocheiroidea Andres and Ji |
| 2013 | Ornithocheiroidea Andres and Myers |
| 2014 | Ornithocheiroidea Andres et al. |
| 2014 | Ornithocheiroidea Headden and Campos |
| 2019 | Ornithocheiroidea Holgado et al. |
| 2019 | Ornithocheiroidea Jacobs et al. |
| 2019 | Ornithocheiroidea Pentland et al. |
| 2020 | Ornithocheiroidea Holgado and Pegas |
| 2020 | Ornithocheiroidea Pegas et al. |
| 2023 | Ornithocheiroidea Richards et al. p. 5 |
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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.
Superfm. †Ornithocheiroidea Seeley 1870
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G. †Anhanguera Campos and Kellner 1985
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†Anhanguera araripensis Wellnhofer 1985
†Anhanguera blittersdorffi Campos and Kellner 1985
†Anhanguera cuvieri Bowerbank 1851
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Invalid names: Ornithocheirus colorhinus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Ornithocheirus denticulatus Seeley 1870 [synonym]
†Anhanguera ligabuei Dalla Vecchia 1993
†Anhanguera piscator Kellner and Tomida 2000
†Anhanguera robustus Wellnhofer 1987
†Anhanguera santanae Wellnhofer 1985
Fm. †Anhangueridae Campos and Kellner 1985
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Subfm. †Coloborhynchinae Holgado et al. 2019
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G. †Coloborhynchus Owen 1874
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†Coloborhynchus clavirostris Owen 1874
†Coloborhynchus moroccensis Mader and Kellner 1999
Invalid names: Amblydectes Hooley 1914 [synonym]
G. †Uktenadactylus Rodrigues and Kellner 2008
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†Uktenadactylus rodriguesae Holgado and Pegas 2020
†Uktenadactylus wadleighi Lee 1994
G. †Maaradactylus Bantim et al. 2014
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†Maaradactylus kellneri Bantim et al. 2014
†Maaradactylus spielbergi Veldmeijer 2003
Subfm. †Tropeognathinae Holgado and Pegas 2020
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Unr. †Mythungini Richards et al. 2023
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G. †Siroccopteryx Mader and Kellner 1999
G. †Cearadactylus Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
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†Cearadactylus atrox Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
G. †Istiodactylus Howse et al. 2001
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†Istiodactylus latidens Seeley 1901
†Istiodactylus sinensis Andres and Ji 2006
Unr. †Lanceodontia Andres et al. 2014
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Unr. †Anhangueria Rodrigues and Kellner 2013
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G. †Camposipterus Rodrigues and Kellner 2013
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†Camposipterus colorhinus Seeley 1869
†Camposipterus sedgwickii Owen 1859
Fm. †Hamipteridae Holgado et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Ornithocheirae Seeley 1870 [empty]
Unr. †Istiodactyliformes Kellner et al. 2019
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Fm. †Istiodactylidae Howse et al. 2001
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G. †Archaeoistiodactylus Lü and Fucha 2010
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†Archaeoistiodactylus linglongtaensis Lü and Fucha 2010
Unr. †Mimodactylidae Kellner et al. 2019
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G. †Lonchodectes Hooley 1914
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†Lonchodectes compressirostris Owen 1851
†Lonchodectes machaerorhynchus Seeley 1864
†Lonchodectes microdon Seeley 1869
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Invalid names: Ornithocheirus huxleyi Seeley 1870 [synonym], Ornithocheirus oweni Seeley 1870 [synonym]
G. †Nurhachius Wang et al. 2005
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†Nurhachius ignaciobritoi Wang et al. 2005
†Nurhachius luei Zhou et al. 2019
G. †Ornithocheirus Seeley 1869
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†Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi Wild 1990
Invalid names: Cimoliornis Owen 1846 [synonym], Criorhynchus Owen 1874 [objective synonym], Palaeornis Mantell 1835 [synonym]
Superfm. †Pteranodontoidea Kellner 1996
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G. †Cimoliopterus Rodrigues and Kellner 2013
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†Cimoliopterus cuvieri Bowerbank 1851
†Cimoliopterus dunni Myers 2015
Invalid names: Euornithocheira Unwin 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. M. Unwin 2003 | Istiofactylus latidens, Pteranodon longiceps, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 157.30000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (89 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | China (Liaoning) | Archaeoistiodactylus linglongtaensis (92421) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Germany | Ornithocheiroidea indet. (117200) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | Coloborhynchus clavirostris (92919) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | China (Liaoning) | Nurhachius sp. (232022) | |
| Late/Upper Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | Ornithodesmus sp., Pterosauria indet. (96621) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Germany | Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi (91586) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian | Brazil (Bahia) | Pterosauria indet. (94537) | |
| Hauterivian | France (Champagne-Ardenne) | Ornithocheiroidea indet. (94140) Ornithocheirus sp. (94138) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Iberodactylus andreui (203446) Istiodactylidae indet. (36368) Pterosauria indet. (53921) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Anhangueridae indet. (92232) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | Istiodactylidae indet. (28006) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Xinjiang) | Hamipterus sp. (221561 221562) Hamipterus tianshanensis (58103 221560) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Euornithocheira indet. (13267) Istiodactylus latidens (90306) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Haopterus gracilis (92749) Istiodactylus sinensis (67611) | |
| Barremian | United Kingdom (England) | Coloborhynchus sp. (168797) Istiodactylidae indet., Istiodactylus latidens (101091 101092) Istiodactylus sp. (101093) Ornithodesmus cluniculus, Ornithodesmus latidens (48853) Uktenadactylus rodriguesae (60845) | |
| Barremian | Portugal (Lisboa) | Ornithocheirus sp. (75267) | |
| Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Ornithocheirus sp. (92917) | |
| Barremian - Aptian | Russian Federation (Kemerovo) | Istiodactylidae indet. (167304) | |
| Aptian | Venezuela (Zulia) | Anhangueridae indet. (89071) | |
| Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Guidraco venator, Ikrandraco avatar (135798) Hongshanopterus lacustris (55536) Ikrandraco avatar (105772) Liaoningopterus gui (90046) Liaoxipterus brachyognathus, Longchengpterus zhaoi (79941) Linlongopterus jennyae (118207) Nurhachius ignaciobritoi (79523) Nurhachius luei (207051) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Anhanguera santanae (94694) Anhanguera sp., Anhanguera blittersdorffi, Cearadactylus atrox, Tropeognathus robustus, Cearadactylus ligabuei, Brasileodactylus sp., Brasileodactylus araripensis, Santanadactylus araripensis, Araripesaurus santanae, Tropeognathus mesembrinus, Criorhynchus mesembrinus, Coloborhynchus spielbergi (92290) Coloborhynchus robustus, Anhanguera piscator (67712) Maaradactylus kellneri (194497) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Ludodactylus sibbicki (77891) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Brazil (Pernacumbo) | Anhangueridae indet. (165422) | |
| Albian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus daviesii (92920) | |
| Albian | Australia (Queensland) | Thapunngaka shawi (232021) | |
| Middle Albian | France (Champagne-Ardenne) | Ornithocheirus sp. (85311) | |
| Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian | Australia (Queensland) | Anhangueridae indet. (96757) Ornithocheirus sp., Lonchodectes sp. (89951) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | Coloborhynchus wadleighi (35294) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | United Kingdom (England) | Ornithocheirus capito (94258) Ornithocheirus machaerorhynchus (94253) Ornithocheirus sp., Pterodactylus fittoni, Pterodactylus sedgwickii, Pterodactylus simus, Pterodactylus cuvieri, Ornithocheirus platystomus, Ornithocheirus platyrhinus, Ornithocheirus oweni, Ornithocheirus microdon, Ornithocheirus huxleyi, Ornithocheirus nasutus, Ornithocheirus polyodon, Ornithocheirus denticulatus, Ornithocheirus capito, Ornithocheirus colorhinus, Ornithocheirus reedi (94210) Pterodactyloidea indet. (94264) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Australia (Queensland) | Anhanguera sp. (100367 100371) Mythunga camara (89950) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Mexico (Puebla) | Pteranodon sp. (80283) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Ukraine (Cherkassy) | Anhangueria indet. (232019) | |
| Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Saratov) | Ornithocheirus sp. (92417) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (Montana) | Pteranodontidae indet. (94768) | |
| Cenomanian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Pterosauria indet. (56365) | |
| Cenomanian - Turonian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus compressirostris, Pterodactylus cuvieri (92426) | |
| Cenomanian - Turonian | Congo-Kinshasa (Kasai-Oriental) | Ornithocheiridae indet. (89997) | |
| Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Australia (Queensland) | Anhangueridae indet. (226547) Ferrodraco lentoni (153781) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Australia (New South Wales) | Anhangueria indet. (99240 189036) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Anhangueridae indet. (99880 144705 155212 163916 163918) Coloborhynchus moroccensis (96222) Coloborhynchus sp., Anhanguera piscator, Ornithocheirus simus, Coloborhynchus fluviferox (209058) Siroccopteryx moroccensis (90077) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Ornithocheiroidea indet. (65421) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Mimodactylus libanensis (138218) Ornithocheiroidea indet. (60311) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Egypt (Giza) | Anhanguera sp. (226126) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Cimoliopterus dunni (135744) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | Ornithocheiroidea indet., Lonchodectes sp. (92399) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Ornithocheirus sp. (118409) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Australia (Queensland) | Anhangueria indet. (62553) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian | USA (Texas) | Pteranodon sp. (89077) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (Montana) | Piksi barbarulna (25658) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Ornithocheiroidea indet. (221768) |