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Rhamphorhynchidae

Osteichthyes - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Rhamphorhynchidae Seeley
1890Rhamphorhynchidae Zittel p. 793
1937Rhamphorhynchidae Roxo p. 65
1946Rhamphorhynchidae Kuhn p. 67
1958Rhamphorhynchidae Delair p. 69
1964Rhamphorhynchidae Young p. 251
1966Rhamphorhynchidae Kuhn p. 109
1967Rhamphorhynchidae Charig p. 717
1981Rhamphorhynchidae Galton p. 1117
1986Rhamphorhynchidae Bakker p. 460
1988Rhamphorhynchidae Carroll
2003Rhamphorhynchidae Unwin p. 156
2006Rhamphorhynchidae Chure et al. p. 236
2006Rhamphorhynchidae Wang and Zhou p. 406
2010Rhamphorhynchidae Andres et al. fig. 7
2018Rhamphorhynchidae O'Sullivan and Martill

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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
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Breviquartossa
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 1870
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 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.

Fm. †Rhamphorhynchidae Seeley 1870
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G. †Bellubrunnus Hone et al. 2012
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†Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri Hone et al. 2012
G. †Campylognathus Plieninger 1894
G. †Dendrorhynchus Ji and Ji 1998
G. †Klobiodon O'Sullivan and Martill 2018
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†Klobiodon rochei O'Sullivan and Martill 2018
G. †Odontorhynchus Stolley 1936
Subfm. †Rhamphorhynchinae Nopcsa 1928
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Tr. †Angustinaripterini He et al. 1983
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G. †Dearc Jagielska et al. 2022
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†Dearc sgiathanach Jagielska et al. 2022
G. †Angustinaripterus He et al. 1983
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G. †Cacibupteryx Gasparini et al. 2004
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†Cacibupteryx caribensis Gasparini et al. 2004
G. †Dorygnathus Wagner 1860
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†Dorygnathus banthensis Theodori 1831
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Invalid names: Dorygnathus mistelgauensis Wild 1971 [synonym]
G. †Nesodactylus Colbert 1969
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†Nesodactylus hesperius Colbert 1969
G. †Orientognathus Lu et al. 2015
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†Orientognathus chaoyangensis Lu et al. 2015
G. †Pterorhynchus Czerkas and Ji 2002
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†Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi Czerkas and Ji 2002
G. †Qinglongopterus Lü et al. 2012
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†Qinglongopterus guoi Lü et al. 2012
G. †Rhamphocephalus Seeley 1880
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus aclandi Owen 1874 [synonym], Pterodactylus duncani Owen 1874 [synonym], Pterodactylus kiddi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dolichorhamphus Seeley 1885 [synonym], Rhamphocephalus prestwichi Seeley 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Rhamphorhynchus Meyer 1847
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†Rhamphorhynchus etchesi O'Sullivan and Martill 2015
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Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus suevicus Fraas 1855 [synonym]
†Rhamphorhynchus muensteri Goldfuss 1831
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Invalid names: Odontorhynchus aculeatus Stolley 1936 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi Meyer 1846 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus intermedius Koh 1937 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus Münster 1839 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus longiceps Woodward 1902 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus phyllurus Marsh 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis Reck 1931 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sericipterus Andres et al. 2010
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†Sericipterus wucaiwanensis Andres et al. 2010
Subfm. †Scaphognathinae Hooley
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G. †Jianchangopterus Lü and Bo 2011
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†Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo 2011
G. †Scaphognathus Wagner 1861
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†Scaphognathus crassirostris Goldfuss 1831
†Scaphognathus robustus Cheng 2012
Invalid names: Brachytrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
G. †Sordes Sharov 1971
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†Sordes pilosus Sharov 1971
Invalid names: Angustinaripterinae He et al. 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. v. Zittel 1890Schwanz lang, steif, von verknöcherten Sehnen umhüllt. Schädel massig verlängert, mit seitlichen und oberen Schläfenlöchern. Zähne nach hinten an Stärke abnehmend, die vorderen lang, schlank und gekrümmt. Nasenlöcher klein oder massig gross durch eine Scheidewand von der Praeorbitalöffnung getrennt. Halswirbel wenig länger als hoch. Scapula und Coracoid häufig verschmolzen. Schambein schmal, schlank, in der Symphyse fest verbunden. Metacarpalia kürzer als die halbe Länge des Vorderarms. Fünfte Zehe des Hinterfusses wohl entwickelt.
D. M. Unwin 2003Sordes pilosus, Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 201.40000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom (Wales) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (46118 46137)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9France (Champagne-Ardenne) Dorygnathus sp. (96060)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9France (Lorraine) Dorygnathus banthensis (68316)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Dorygnathus banthensis (91564 91704 91705)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91559 91560 91561 91587 91588 91589 91592 91593 91594 91595 91596 91597 91598 91599 91600 91659 91663 91664 91667 91668 91671 91672 91673 91690 91691) Dorygnathus sp. (91692)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Bayern) Dorygnathus banthensis (91558 91562 91563 91565) Dorygnathus mistelgauensis (28506)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91658)
Bajocian - Oxfordian170.9 - 154.8China (Sichuan) Angustinaripterus longicephalus (24883)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Morocco (Figuig) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (176120)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Pterodactyloidea indet. (61891)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Klobiodon rochei (153647)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchoidea indet. (31054) Rhamphorhynchus depressirostris (52546)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Rhamphocephalus sp. (91989) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (57124)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus bucklandi, Pterodactylus kiddi, Pterodactylus duncani, Pterodactylus aclandi (59357) Rhamphocephalus sp. (57120 57140)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterosauria indet. (238818)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian168.2 - 152.21China (Liaoning) Jianchangopterus zhaoianus, Scaphognathus robustus (92421)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian168.2 - 152.21China (Hebei) Qinglongopterus guoi (91265)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Pterosauria indet. (37596)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5China (Nei Mongol) Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi (27891)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (92052)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5France (Basse-Normandie) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92054)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92050) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (109800)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Portugal (Leiria) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (69698)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Cacibupteryx caribensis (90872)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Kazakhstan Sordes pilosus (92136)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8China (Xinjiang) Sericipterus wucaiwanensis (93870)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (100669)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Cuba (Pinar del Río) Nesodactylus hesperius, Cacibupteryx caribensis (237355)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Nesodactylus hesperius (90871)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2China (Xinjiang) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (47056)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Rhamphorhynchus sp. (117200)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (24563)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Switzerland (Jura) Rhamphorhynchinae indet. (90874)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bayern) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (57682) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (41817) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (154138) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (229120)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal (Lourinha) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (154213)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri (130288)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94534)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06Portugal (Centro) Pterosauria indet. (38680)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06Portugal (Lisboa) Pterosauria indet. (163145)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94535)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Pterodactylus longicaudus (29012) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (58604 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (212956)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Poitou-Charentes) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (164377)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Pterodactylus longicaudus (117534 123906 139551) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (53034 212958) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi, Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus, Pterodactylus crassirostris, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (84365)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Tanzania (Lindi) Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis (89996)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus etchesi (178843)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Germany (Bavaria) Scaphognathus crassirostris (154723)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Morocco (Oriental) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (45726)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Morocco (Figuig) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (204990)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05China (Liaoning) Orientognathus chaoyangensis (165439)