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Lonchognatha

Reptilia

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).

Subtaxa
Harpactognathus, Monofenestrata
Sister taxa
Monofenestrata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Lonchognatha Unwin p. 153
2010Lonchognatha Andres et al. fig. 7
2014Lonchognatha Andres et al.

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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
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
—Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
—Macronychoptera
—NovialoideaKellner 2003
—Lonchognatha
—Lonchognatha

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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G. †Harpactognathus Carpenter et al. 2003
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†Harpactognathus gentryii Carpenter et al. 2003
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. †Anurognathus Döderlein 1923
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†Anurognathus ammoni Döderlein 1923
Subfm. †Batrachognathinae Kellner 2010
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G. †Sinomacrops Wei et al. 2021
G. †Batrachognathus Riabinin 1948
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†Batrachognathus volans Riabinin 1948
G. †Dendrorhynchoides Ji et al. 1999
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†Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis Lü and Hone 2012
G. †Jeholopterus Wang et al. 2002
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†Jeholopterus ningchengensis Wang et al. 2002
G. †Luopterus Hone 2020
G. †Vesperopterylus Lu et al. 2017
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G. †Changchengopterus Lü 2009
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G. †Cuspicephalus Martill and Etches 2013
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†Cuspicephalus scarfi Martill and Etches 2013
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. †Douzhanopterus Wang et al. 2017
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†Douzhanopterus zhengi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Pterodactylus Cuvier 1809
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†Pterodactylus antiquus Soemmerring 1812
†Pterodactylus dubius Münster 1832
†Pterodactylus giganteus Bowerbank 1846
†Pterodactylus kochi Wagner 1837
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer 1850 [synonym]
†Pterodactylus lavateri Meyer 1838
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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
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]
G. †Wukongopterus Wang et al. 2009
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†Wukongopterus lii Wang et al. 2009
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin 2003Eudimorphodon ranzii, 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 201.30000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pterodactylus sp. (53947)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Anurognathidae indet. (92017)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Liaoning) Changchengopterus pani, Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus sp., Darwinopterus modularis, Darwinopterus linglongtaensis, Darwinopterus robustodens, Douzhanopterus zhengi (92421)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Hebei) Changchengopterus pani, Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis, Anurognathidae indet. (91265)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Hebei) Sinomacrops bondei (168798)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Jeholopterus ningchengensis (27891)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) Batrachognathus volans (92136)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Pterodactylus sp. (24563)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Pterodactylus cirinensis (92110)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Cuspicephalus scarfi (120291)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Pterodactylus sp. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Pterosauria indet. (49577)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Pterodactylus brancai (47160) Pterodactylus maximus (47154)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Pterodactylus micronyx (212954) Pterodactylus sp. (212957)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Pterodactylus kochi, Pterodactylus micronyx, Anurognathus ammoni, Ornithocephalus antiquus, Pterodactylus spectabilis (84365)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus sp. (91990)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Dendrorhynchus curvidentatus (10761)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Versperopterylus lamadongensis (105772)