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Pteranodontidae

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Pteranodontidae Marsh p. 507
1890Pteranodontidae Zittel p. 798
1893Ornithostomatidae Williston
1897Ornithostomatinae Williston p. 36
1902Pteranodontidae Hay p. 507
1930Pteranodontidae Hay p. 161
1937Ornithostomatidae Roxo p. 65
1946Pteranodontidae Kuhn p. 67
1964Pteranodontidae Young p. 252
1984Pteranodontidae Padian p. 522
1989Pteranodontidae Bennett
1991Pteranodontidae Murry et al. p. 167
1994Pteranodontidae Bennett p. 18
1997Pteranodontidae Unwin and Lü
2003Pteranodontidae Unwin p. 145
2006Pteranodontidae Wang and Zhou p. 406
2010Pteranodontidae Kellner

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
Pteranodontia()
Pteranodontidae()
Pteranodontidae()

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. †Pteranodontidae Marsh 1876
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G. †Dawndraco Kellner 2010
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Dawndraco kanzai Kellner 2010
G. †Geosternbergia Miller 1978
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Geosternbergia maiseyi Kellner 2010
G. †Santanadactylus Buisonjé 1980
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Santanadactylus brasilensis Buisonjé 1980
Santanadactylus spixi Wellnhofer 1985
G. †Tethydraco Longrich et al. 2018
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Tethydraco regalis Longrich et al. 2018
G. †Volgadraco Averianov et al. 2008
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Volgadraco bogolubovi Averianov et al. 2008
Invalid names: Azhdarchinae Nessov 1984 [empty], Ornithostomatidae Williston 1893 [synonym], Ornithostomatinae Williston 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. v. Zittel 1890Kiefer zahnlos, wahrscheinlich der ganzen Länge nach von Hornscheiden um- geben. Schädel mit einem langen, nach hinten vorragenden Supraoccipitalkamm. Nasenlöcher mit der Präorbital öffnung vereinigt. Schlüterblatt mit den verschmolzenen Dornfortsätzen der Rückenwirbel articulirend. Schwanz kurz. Wirbel proeöl, Sacrum mit 5 Wirbeln. Metacarpalia länger als der halbe Vorderarm. Flugfinger mit A Phalangen.