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Lonchognatha
Taxonomy
Lonchognatha was named by Unwin (2003). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Unwin (2003).
It was assigned to Caelidracones by Unwin (2003); to Pterosauria by Andres et al. (2010); and to Novialoidea by Andres et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Caelidracones by Unwin (2003); to Pterosauria by Andres et al. (2010); and to Novialoidea by Andres et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Lonchognatha Unwin p. 153 |
| 2010 | Lonchognatha Andres et al. fig. 7 |
| 2014 | Lonchognatha Andres et al. |
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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.
Unr. †Lonchognatha Unwin 2003
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Unr. †Monofenestrata Lü et al. 2010
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Unr. †Caelidracones Unwin 2003
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Fm. †Anurognathidae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Dendrorhynchoides Ji et al. 1999
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†Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus Ji and Ji 1998
†Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis Lü and Hone 2012
G. †Luopterus Hone 2020
G. †Darwinopterus Lü et al. 2010
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†Darwinopterus linglongtaensis Wang et al. 2010
†Darwinopterus modularis Lü et al. 2010
†Darwinopterus robustodens Lü et al. 2011
G. †Pterodactylus Cuvier 1809
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†Pterodactylus antiquus Soemmerring 1812
†Pterodactylus cirinensis Meyer 1860
†Pterodactylus dubius Münster 1832
†Pterodactylus giganteus Bowerbank 1846
†Pterodactylus lavateri Meyer 1838
†Pterodactylus longirostris Cuvier 1819
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus crocodilocephaloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym]
†Pterodactylus medius Münster 1831
†Pterodactylus micronyx Meyer 1856
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Invalid names: Ornithocephalus redenbacheri Wagner 1851 [synonym]
†Pterodactylus propinquus Wagner 1857
†Pterodactylus secundarius Meyer 1843
†Pterodactylus spectabilis Meyer 1861
†Pterodactylus umbrosus Cope 1872
Invalid names: Diopecephalus Seeley 1871 [synonym], Macrotrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pterodactylus arningi Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus brancai Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus maximus Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterotherium Fischer 1813 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. M. Unwin 2003 | Eudimorphodon ranzii, Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants |
Measurements
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| References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 201.40000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections (21 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Pterodactylus sp. (53947) | |
| Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian | Argentina (Chubut) | Melkamter pateko (67434) | |
| Aalenian - Bajocian | Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) | Anurognathidae indet. (92017) | |
| Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | China (Hebei) | Changchengopterus pani, Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis, Anurognathidae indet. (91265) | |
| Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | China (Liaoning) | Changchengopterus pani, Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus sp., Darwinopterus modularis, Darwinopterus linglongtaensis, Darwinopterus robustodens, Douzhanopterus zhengi (92421) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | China (Nei Mongol) | Jeholopterus ningchengensis (27891) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Hebei) | Sinomacrops bondei (168798) | |
| Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) | Batrachognathus volans (92136) | |
| Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | United Kingdom (England) | Cuspicephalus scarfi (120291) | |
| Kimmeridgian | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | Pterodactylus cirinensis (92110) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal (Leiria) | Pterodactylus sp. (24563) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Pterodactylus sp. (51859) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Pterosauria indet. (49577) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany | Pterodactylus micronyx (212954) Pterodactylus sp. (212957) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Pterodactylus kochi, Pterodactylus micronyx, Anurognathus ammoni, Ornithocephalus antiquus, Pterodactylus spectabilis (84365) | |
| Tithonian | Tanzania (Lindi) | Pterodactylus brancai (47160) Pterodactylus maximus (47154) | |
| Early/Lower Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | Pterodactylus sp. (91990) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Dendrorhynchus curvidentatus (10761) | |
| Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Versperopterylus lamadongensis (105772) |