List of pterosaur classifications 5208686 197004885 2008-03-09T14:35:29Z J. Spencer 568400 /* Kellner (2003) */ typo 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 [[Category:Pterosaurs|*]] [[Category:Lists of prehistoric reptiles|Pterosaurs]]