List of pterosaur classifications

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This list of pterosaur classifications entails the various schemes used to classify pterosaurs throughout the years and varying views of these animals.

Contents

[edit] Classic

[edit] Unwin (2003)

  Pterosauria  

  Preondactylus  


  Macronychoptera  

  Dimorphodontidae  


  Caelidracones  

  Anurognathidae  


Lonchognatha  

  Campylognathoididae  


Breviquartossa  
Rhamphorhynchidae  

Rhamphorhynchinae



Scaphognathinae



Pterodactyloidea  
  Ornithocheiroidea  

  Istiodactylidae  


  Euornithocheira  

  Ornithocheiridae  


Pteranodontidae  

Nyctosaurus



Pteranodontinae





  Lophocratia  
  Ctenochasmatoidea  


?Feilongus



  Gallodactylidae  



  Euctenochasmia  

  Pterodactylus  



  Lonchodectes  


Ctenochasmatidae  

Gnathosaurinae



Ctenochasmatinae






  Dsungaripteroidea  

  Germanodactylidae  



  Dsungaripteridae  



  Azhdarchoidea  


?Thalassodromeus



Tupuxuara



Neoazhdarchia

  Tapejaridae  



  Azhdarchidae  













[edit] Kellner (2003)

Pterosauria

Anurognathidae



Asiaticognathidae




Sordes




  Scaphognathus  



  Preondactylus  



  ?Odontorhynchus  




  Dorygnathus  




Dimorphodon




Peteinosaurus


Novialoidea

Campylognathoididae




Rhamphorhynchidae


  Pterodactyloidea  
Archaeopterodactyloidea


Germanodactylidae



Pterodactylidae





Gnathosaurus




Ctenochasmatidae




Feilongus



Gallodactylidae






Dsungaripteroidea

Nyctosaurus


Ornithocheiroidea
  Pteranodontoidea

?Eopteranodon



?Cearadactylus



Pteranodontidae




Istiodactylidae




?Ornithocheiridae



Criorhynchus



Anhangueridae





Tapejaroidea

Dsungaripteridae


Azhdarchoidea

Tapejaridae



Azhdarchidae
















[edit] Wellnhofer (1991)

[edit] Peters (1997)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Kellner, A. W. A., (2003): Pterosaur phylogeny and comments on the evolutionary history of the group. pp. 105-137. — in Buffetaut, E. & Mazin, J.-M., (eds.) (2003): Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society of London, Special Publications 217, London, 1-347
  • Unwin, D. M., 2003: On the phylogeny and evolutionary history of pterosaurs. pp. 139-190. — in Buffetaut, E. & Mazin, J.-M., (eds.) (2003): Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society of London, Special Publications 217, London, 1-347
  • Wellnhofer, P., (1991): The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. Salamander Books Ltd., London, pp. 192