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Ornithocephaliformes

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Taxonomy
Ornithocephaliformes was named by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Pterosauri by Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Ornithocephaliformes Hay p. 160

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderOrnithocephaliformes
suborderOrnithocephaliformes

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.

Subor. †Ornithocephaliformes Hay 1930
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Fm. †Ornithocephalidae Hay 1902
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Subfm. †Ornithocephalinae Hay 1930
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G. †Dermodactylus Marsh 1881
G. †Ornithocephalus Soemmerring 1812
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available