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Ornithocephalidae

Reptilia - Ornithocephalidae

Taxonomy
Ornithocephalidae was named by Hay (1902). Its type is Ornithocephalus.

It was assigned to Pterosauri by Hay (1902); and to Ornithocephaliformes by Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Ornithocephalidae Hay p. 506
1930Ornithocephalidae Hay p. 161

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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
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderOrnithocephaliformes
familyOrnithocephalidae
familyOrnithocephalidae

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. †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