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Ornithocheiroidea

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Ornithocheiroidea Seeley
1897Ornithocheiroidea Williston p. 36
1994Ornithocheiroidea Bennett p. 18
1997Ornithocheiroidea Unwin and Lü
2003Ornithocheiroidea Unwin p. 159
2005Ornithocheiroidea Andres and Norell pp. 3-4 fig. 3
2008Ornithocheiroidea Andres and Ji
2013Ornithocheiroidea Andres and Myers
2014Ornithocheiroidea Andres et al.
2014Ornithocheiroidea Headden and Campos
2019Ornithocheiroidea Holgado et al.
2019Ornithocheiroidea Jacobs et al.
2019Ornithocheiroidea Pentland et al.
2020Ornithocheiroidea Holgado and Pegas
2020Ornithocheiroidea Pegas et al.
2023Ornithocheiroidea Richards et al. p. 5

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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
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
—Pteranodontia()
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870
superfamilyOrnithocheiroideaSeeley 1870

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. †Aerodraco Holgado and Pegas 2020
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†Aerodraco sedgwickii Owen 1859
G. †Coloborhynchus Owen 1874
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†Coloborhynchus moroccensis Mader and Kellner 1999
Invalid names: Amblydectes Hooley 1914 [synonym]
G. †Nicorhynchus Holgado and Pegas 2020
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†Nicorhynchus capito Seeley 1870
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Invalid names: Ornithocheirus reedi Seeley 1870 [synonym]
†Nicorhynchus fluviferox Jacobs et al. 2019
G. †Uktenadactylus Rodrigues and Kellner 2008
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†Uktenadactylus rodriguesae Holgado and Pegas 2020
G. †Haliskia Pentland et al. 2024
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†Haliskia peterseni Pentland et al. 2024
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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G. †Ferrodraco Pentland et al. 2019
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†Ferrodraco lentoni Pentland et al. 2019
G. †Mythunga Molnar and Thulborn 2007
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†Mythunga camara Molnar and Thulborn 2007
G. †Siroccopteryx Mader and Kellner 1999
G. †Thapunngaka Richards et al. 2021
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†Thapunngaka shawi Richards et al. 2021
G. †Tropeognathus Wellnhofer 1987
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†Tropeognathus mesembrinus Wellnhofer 1987
Invalid names: Mythungini Richards et al. 2023 [empty]
G. †Brasileodactylus Kellner 1984
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G. †Cearadactylus Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
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†Cearadactylus atrox Leonardi and Borgomanero 1985
G. †Guidraco Wang et al. 2012
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†Guidraco venator Wang et al. 2012
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. †Istiodactyliformes Kellner et al. 2019
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G. †Hongshanopterus Wang et al. 2008
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†Hongshanopterus lacustris Wang et al. 2008
Fm. †Istiodactylidae Howse et al. 2001
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G. †Archaeoistiodactylus Lü and Fucha 2010
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G. †Liaoxipterus Dong and Lü 2005
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†Liaoxipterus brachyognathus Dong and Lü 2005
Unr. †Mimodactylidae Kellner et al. 2019
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G. †Haopterus Wang and Lü 2001
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†Haopterus gracilis Wang and Lü 2001
G. †Mimodactylus Kellner et al. 2019
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†Mimodactylus libanensis Kellner et al. 2019
Unr. †Targaryendraconia Pegas et al. 2020
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G. †Targaryendraco Pegas et al. 2020
G. †Liaoningopterus Wang and Zhou 2003
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†Liaoningopterus gui Wang and Zhou 2003
G. †Lonchodectes Hooley 1914
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†Lonchodectes microdon Seeley 1869
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Invalid names: Ornithocheirus huxleyi Seeley 1870 [synonym], Ornithocheirus oweni Seeley 1870 [synonym]
†Lonchodectes platystomus Seeley 1870
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus daviesii Owen 1874 [synonym]
G. †Longchengpterus Wang et al. 2006
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†Longchengpterus zhaoi Wang et al. 2006
G. †Ludodactylus Frey et al. 2003
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†Ludodactylus sibbicki Frey et al. 2003
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 simus Owen 1861
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Invalid names: Ornithocheirus platyrhinus Seeley 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cimoliornis Owen 1846 [synonym], Criorhynchus Owen 1874 [objective synonym], Palaeornis Mantell 1835 [synonym]
G. †Ornithodesmus Seeley 1887
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†Ornithodesmus cluniculus Seeley 1887
G. †Piksi Varricchio 2002
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†Piksi barbarulna Varricchio 2002
Invalid names: Euornithocheira Unwin 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin 2003Istiofactylus latidens, Pteranodon longiceps, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants