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Pteranodontidae

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Pteranodontidae

Taxonomy

Pteranodontidae was named by Marsh (1876).

It was synonymized subjectively with Ornithocheiridae by Charig (1967); it was reranked as the unranked clade Pteranodontidae by Bennett (1989), Unwin and Lü (1997).

It was assigned to Pterosauria by Zittel (1890); to Pterosauri by Hay (1902); to Ornithocephaliformes by Hay (1930); to Dsungaripteroidea by Young (1964); to Pterodactyloidea by Bennett (1989); to Ornithocheiroidea by Bennett (1994); to Pteranodontia by Marsh (1876), Unwin (2003); to Pterodactyloidea by Kuhn (1946), Padian (1984), Murry et al. (1991), Wang and Zhou (2006); and to Ornithocheiroidea by Unwin and Lü (1997), Kellner (2010).

Subtaxa

Azhdarchinae, Dawndraco, Geosternbergia, Santanadactylus, Tethydraco, Volgadraco

Synonyms

Ornithostomatidae was named by Williston (1893).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pteranodontidae by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Ornithocheiridae by Kuhn (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Pteranodontidae by Kellner (2010).

It was assigned to Rhamphorhynchoidea by Roxo (1937).
Ornithostomatinae was named by Williston (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pteranodontidae by Kellner (2010).

It was assigned to Ornithocheiridae by Williston (1897).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1876	Pteranodontidae Marsh p. 507
1890	Pteranodontidae Zittel p. 798
1893	Ornithostomatidae Williston
1897	Ornithostomatinae Williston p. 36
1902	Pteranodontidae Hay p. 507
1930	Pteranodontidae Hay p. 161
1937	Ornithostomatidae Roxo p. 65
1946	Pteranodontidae Kuhn p. 67
1964	Pteranodontidae Young p. 252
1984	Pteranodontidae Padian p. 522
1989	Pteranodontidae Bennett
1991	Pteranodontidae Murry et al. p. 167
1994	Pteranodontidae Bennett p. 18
1997	Pteranodontidae Unwin and Lü
2003	Pteranodontidae Unwin p. 145
2006	Pteranodontidae Wang and Zhou p. 406
2010	Pteranodontidae Kellner

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida

Rank	Name	Author
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Pterosauromorpha	Padian 1997
order	Pterosauria	Kaup 1834
suborder	Pterodactyloidea	Plieninger 1901
—	Pteranodontia	()
family	Pteranodontidae
family	Pteranodontidae

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.

Fm. †Pteranodontidae Marsh 1876

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G. †Dawndraco Kellner 2010

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†Dawndraco kanzai Kellner 2010

G. †Geosternbergia Miller 1978

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†Geosternbergia maiseyi Kellner 2010

G. †Santanadactylus Buisonjé 1980

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†Santanadactylus brasilensis Buisonjé 1980

†Santanadactylus spixi Wellnhofer 1985

G. †Tethydraco Longrich et al. 2018

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†Tethydraco regalis Longrich et al. 2018

G. †Volgadraco Averianov et al. 2008

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†Volgadraco bogolubovi Averianov et al. 2008

Invalid names: Azhdarchinae Nessov 1984 [empty], Ornithostomatidae Williston 1893 [synonym], Ornithostomatinae Williston 1897 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
K. A. v. Zittel 1890	Kiefer zahnlos, wahrscheinlich der ganzen Länge nach von Hornscheiden um- geben. Schädel mit einem langen, nach hinten vorragenden Supraoccipitalkamm. Nasenlöcher mit der Präorbital öffnung vereinigt. Schlüterblatt mit den verschmolzenen Dornfortsätzen der Rückenwirbel articulirend. Schwanz kurz. Wirbel proeöl, Sacrum mit 5 Wirbeln. Metacarpalia länger als der halbe Vorderarm. Flugfinger mit A Phalangen.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

volanto

Diet:

piscivoreo

Created:

2009-01-04 11:38:30

Modified:

2017-04-17 10:39:23

Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 119.57000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian	119.57 - 113.2	Brazil (Ceará)	Santanadactylus brasilensis, Santanadactylus spixi (92290)
Albian	113.2 - 100.5	Peru (Huánuco)	Pteranodontidae indet. (89073)
Late/Upper Albian	106.3 - 100.5	Australia (Queensland)	Pteranodon sp. (89951)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet)	Pteranodontidae indet. (90075 96222)
Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Japan (Hokkaido)	Pteranodon sp. (94681)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	USA (Kansas)	Dawndraco kanzai (101104)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Pteranodontidae indet. (94632)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Russian Federation (Saratov)	Azhdarchidae indet. (86332) Pteranodontidae indet. (216628) Volgadraco bogolubovi (92330)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (South Dakota)	Geosternbergia maiseyi (101100)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Morocco (Khouribga)	Tethydraco regalis (193774 214896)