List of pterosaur classifications
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This '''list of pterosaur classifications''' entails the various schemes used to classify [[pterosaur]]s throughout the years and varying views of these [[animal]]s.
== Classic ==
*[[Pterosauria]]
**[[Rhamphorhynchoidea]]
**[[Pterodactyloidea]]
== Unwin (2003) ==
{{clade| style=font-size:73%;line-height:75%
|label1=''' [[Pterosauria]] '''
|1={{clade
|1 ='' [[Preondactylus]] ''
|label2= [[Macronychoptera]]
|2={{clade
|1= [[Dimorphodontidae]]
|label2= [[Caelidracones]]
|2={{clade
|1= [[Anurognathidae]]
|label2=[[Lonchognatha]]
|2={{clade
|1= [[Campylognathoididae]]
|label2=[[Breviquartossa]]
|2={{clade
|label1=[[Rhamphorhynchidae]]
|1={{clade
|1=[[Rhamphorhynchinae]]
|2=[[Scaphognathinae]]
}}
|label2=[[Pterodactyloidea]]
|2={{clade
|label1= [[Ornithocheiroidea]]
|1={{clade
|1= [[Istiodactylidae]]
|label2= [[Euornithocheira]]
|2={{clade
|1= [[Ornithocheiridae]]
|label2=[[Pteranodontidae]]
|2={{clade
|1=''[[Nyctosaurus]]''
|2=[[Pteranodontinae]]
}}
}}
}}
|label2= [[Lophocratia]]
|2={{clade
|label1= [[Ctenochasmatoidea]]
|1={{clade
|label1=
|1={{clade
|1=?''[[Feilongus]]''
|2= [[Gallodactylidae]]
}}
|label2= [[Euctenochasmia]]
|2={{clade
|1='' [[Pterodactylus]] ''
|2='' [[Lonchodectes]] ''
|label3=[[Ctenochasmatidae]]
|3={{clade
|1=[[Gnathosaurinae]]
|2=[[Ctenochasmatinae]]
}}
}}
}}
|label2=
|2={{clade
|label1= [[Dsungaripteroidea]]
|1={{clade
|1= [[Germanodactylidae]]
|2= [[Dsungaripteridae]]
}}
|label2= [[Azhdarchoidea]]
|2={{clade
|label1=
|1={{clade
|1=?''[[Thalassodromeus]]''
|2=''[[Tupuxuara]]''
}}
|label2=[[Neoazhdarchia]]
|2={{clade
|1= [[Tapejaridae]]
|2= [[Azhdarchidae]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
== Kellner (2003) ==
{{clade| style=font-size:75%;line-height:75%
|label1='''[[Pterosauria]]'''
|1={{clade
|1=[[Anurognathidae]]
|2=[[Asiaticognathidae]]
|label3=
|3={{clade
|1=''[[Sordes]]''
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1= ''[[Scaphognathus]]''
|2= ''[[Preondactylus]]''
|3= ?''[[Odontorhynchus]]''
|label4=
|4={{clade
|1= ''[[Dorygnathus]]''
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=''[[Dimorphodon]]''
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=''[[Peteinosaurus]]''
|label2=[[Novialoidea]]
|2={{clade
|1=[[Campylognathoididae]]
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=[[Rhamphorhynchidae]]
|label2= [[Pterodactyloidea]]
|2={{clade
|label1=[[Archaeopterodactyloidea]]
|1={{clade
|label1=
|1={{clade
|1=[[Germanodactylidae]]
|2=[[Pterodactylidae]]
}}
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=''[[Gnathosaurus]]''
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=[[Ctenochasmatidae]]
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=''[[Feilongus]]''
|2=[[Gallodactylidae]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
|label2=[[Dsungaripteroidea]]
|2={{clade
|1=''[[Nyctosaurus]]''
|label2=[[Ornithocheiroidea]]
|2={{clade
|label1= [[Pteranodontoidea]]
|1={{clade
|1=?''[[Eopteranodon]]''
|2=?''[[Cearadactylus]]''
|3=[[Pteranodontidae]]
|label4=
|4={{clade
|1=[[Istiodactylidae]]
|label2=
|2={{clade
|1=?[[Ornithocheiridae]]
|2=''[[Criorhynchus]]''
|3=[[Anhangueridae]]
}}
}}
}}
|label2=[[Tapejaroidea]]
|2={{clade
|1=[[Dsungaripteridae]]
|label2=[[Azhdarchoidea]]
|2={{clade
|1=[[Tapejaridae]]
|2=[[Azhdarchidae]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
== 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]]
*******+
********?''[[Nyctosaurus]]''
********[[Pteranodontidae]]
*******[[Criorhynchidae]]
*******[[Azhdarchidae]]
== 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]]
*************''[[Huanhepterus]]''
*************''[[Doratorhynchus]]''
*************''[[Diopecephalus]]''
*************[[Azhdarchidae]]
********[[Scalmognatha]]
*********''[[Germanodactylus]]''
*********+
**********[[Pteranodontidae]]
**********+
***********''[[Nyctosaurus]]''
***********+
************[[Dsungaripteridae]]
************[[Tapejaridae]]
==See also==
*[[List of pterosaurs]]
*[[Pterosaur]]
==References==
*[http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Archosauria/Pterosauria/Pterosauria_1.htm Pterosauria @ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive]
*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'' [http://www.pterosaur.org 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
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