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.
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[edit] Classic
[edit] Unwin (2003)
- Pterosauria
- ?Comodactylus
- ?Laopteryx
- ?Odontorhynchus
- ?Rhamphinion
- ?Preondactylus
- Macronychoptera
- Dimorphodontidae
- Caelidracones
- Anurognathidae
- Lonchognatha
- Campylognathoididae
- Breviquartossa
- Rhamphorhynchidae
- Scaphognathinae
- Rhamphorhynchinae
- Pterodactyloidea
- ?Araripedactylus
- ?Wyomingopteryx
- ?Bennettazhia
- ?Dermodactylus
- ?Haopterus
- ?Mesadactylus
- ?Criorhynchus
- Ornithocheiroidea
- ?Boreopterus
- Istiodactylidae
- Euornithocheira
- Ornithocheiridae
- Ornithocheirinae
- Anhanguerinae
- Pteranodontia
- Pteranodontidae
- Nyctosaurus
- Pteranodontinae
- Pteranodontidae
- Ornithocheiridae
- Lophocrania
- Ctenochasmatoidea
- +
- Euctenochasmia
- Pterodactylus
- Lonchodectes
- Ctenochasmatidae
- Gnathosaurinae
- Ctenochasmatinae
- +
- Dsungaripteroidea
- ?Herbstosaurus
- ?Kepodactylus
- ?Puntanipterus
- Germanodactylidae
- Dsungaripteridae
- Azhdarchoidea
- Neoazhdarchia
- Ctenochasmatoidea
- Rhamphorhynchidae
[edit] Kellner (2003)
- Pterosauria
- Anurognathidae
- Asiaticognathidae
- +
- Sordes
- +
- Scaphognathus
- Preondactylus
- ?Odontorhynchus
- +
- Dorygnathus
- +
- Dimorphodon
- +
- Peteinosaurus
- Novialoidea
- Campylognathoididae
- +
- Rhamphorhynchidae
- Pterodactyloidea
- ?Araripedactylus
- ?Araripesaurus
- ?Kepodactylus
- ?Bennettazhia
- ?Dermodactylus
- ?Eosipterus
- ?Haopterus
- ?Mesadactylus
- Archaeopterodactyloidea
- +
- Pterodactylidae
- Germanodactylidae
- +
- Gnathosaurus
- +
- Ctenochasmatidae
- +
- +
- Dsungaripteroidea
- Nyctosaurus
- Ornithocheiroidea
- Pteranodontoidea
- ?Eopteranodon
- ?Cearadactylus
- Pteranodontidae
- +
- Istiodactylidae
- +
- ?Ornithocheiridae
- Criorhynchus
- Anhangueridae
- Tapejaroidea
- Dsungaripteridae
- Azhdarchoidea
- Pteranodontoidea
- +
- Dimorphodon
[edit] Wellnhofer (1991)
- Pterosauria
- ?Austriadactylus
- Eudimorphodon
- +
- Dimorphodontidae
- +
- ?Rhamphinion
- ?Herbstosaurus
- ?Nesodactylus
- Rhamphorhynchidae
- +
- Dimorphodontidae
- Pterodactyloidea
- ?Dermodactylus
- ?Mesadactylus
- ?Bennettazhia
- ?Istiodactylus
- ?Araripesaurus
- ?Pterodaustridae
- Pterodactylidae
- Gallodactylidae
- Germanodactylidae
- Ctenochasmatidae
- Dsungaripteridae
- Ornithocheiridae
- Tapejaridae
- Anhangueridae
- +
- Criorhynchidae
- Azhdarchidae
- +
[edit] Peters (1997)
- Pterosauria
- ?Austriadactylus
- Preondactylus
- +
- Dimorphodontidae
- Anurognathinae
- Tipidactyla
- ?Rhamphinion
- ?Herbstosaurus
- ?Comodactylus
- ?Rhamphocephalus
- Rhamphorhynchidae
- Rhamphorhynchinae
- +
- Scaphognathidae
- Protopterodactyloidea
- Parapsicephalus
- +
- Angustinaripterus
- Pterodactyloidea
- ?Dermodactylus
- ?Mesadactylus
- ?Bennettazhia
- Euthygnatha
- "Daitingopterus"
- +
- +
- ?Ornithodesmidae
- +
- Ornithocheiridae
- Anhangueridae
- +
- Pterodactylus
- +
- Ctenochasmatidae
- Tanydiroptera
- +
- Scalmognatha
- Germanodactylus
- +
- Pteranodontidae
- +
- Nyctosaurus
- +
- Dsungaripteridae
- Tapejaridae
- Dimorphodontidae
[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
- Peters, D., (1997-2000): The phylogeny of pterosaurs. — in The Pterosaur Homepage (no longer available)
- 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
