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Rhamphorhynchidae

Reptilia - 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
Life
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
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