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Pterodactyli (disused)
Taxonomy
Pterodactyli was named by Meyer (1830).
It was synonymized subjectively with Pterosauria by Zittel (1890); it was reranked as the suborder Pterodactyli by Gadow (1898); it was reranked as the order Pterodactyla by Perrier (1928).
It was assigned to Ornithosauri by Fitzinger (1843); to Saurii by Meyer (1845); and to Pterosauria by Gadow (1898) and Perrier (1928).
It was synonymized subjectively with Pterosauria by Zittel (1890); it was reranked as the suborder Pterodactyli by Gadow (1898); it was reranked as the order Pterodactyla by Perrier (1928).
It was assigned to Ornithosauri by Fitzinger (1843); to Saurii by Meyer (1845); and to Pterosauria by Gadow (1898) and Perrier (1928).
Synonymy list
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Subor. †Pterodactyli Meyer 1830
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. Perrier 1928 | Dents alvéolées aux deux mâchoires. |