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Euornithocheira (disused)

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria

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

It was assigned to Ornithocheiroidea by Unwin (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Euornithocheira Unwin p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Pteranodontia()
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870
Euornithocheira
Euornithocheira

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. †Euornithocheira Unwin 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin 2003Ornithocheirus mesembrinus, Pteranodon longiceps, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants