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Pterosauria

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Coloborhynchus moroccensis

Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Coloborhynchus moroccensis

Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Coloborhynchus moroccensis

Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Coloborhynchus moroccensis

Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Coloborhynchus moroccensis

Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Coloborhynchus moroccensis

Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Description

Pterosaurs (from Greek pteron and sauros, meaning "wing lizard") were flying reptiles of the extinct clade or order Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous (228 to 66 million years ago). Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known to have evolved powered flight. Their wings were formed by a membrane of skin, muscle, and other tissues stretching from the ankles to a dramatically lengthened fourth finger.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosauria, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9571527	https://www.gbif.org/species/9571527
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	38461	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38461

Rank

order (GBIF)
unranked clade (PBDB)

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Sauropsida	Huxley 1864
class	Reptilia	Laurenti 1768
subclass	Eureptilia
-	Romeriida	Gauthier et al. 1988
-	Diapsida
-	Eosuchia
-	Neodiapsida	Benton 1985
-	Sauria	Gauthier 1984
-	Archosauromorpha
-	Crocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
-	Eucrocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauria
informal	Avemetatarsalia	Benton 1999
-	Ornithodira	Gauthier 1986
-	Pterosauromorpha	Padian 1997
order	Pterosauria

Common Name

pterosaur

Scientific Name

Pterosauria

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pterosauria	order	subjective synonym of Ornithosaurii	stated without evidence	Bonaparte, 1850
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Reptilia	stated without evidence	Mantell, 1854
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Rhamphosauria	stated with evidence	Haeckel, 1866
Pterosauria	order	subjective synonym of Ornithosauria	stated with evidence	Cope, 1871
Pterosauria	family	belongs to Ornithosauria	stated with evidence	Günther, 1886
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Reptilia	stated with evidence	Zittel, 1890
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Reptilia	stated without evidence	Hay, 1902
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Diapsida	stated with evidence	Osborn, 1903
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Hyperosauria	stated with evidence	Jaekel, 1910
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Hyperosauria	stated without evidence	Jaekel, 1911
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Reptilia	stated without evidence	Swinton, 1934
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauria	stated without evidence	Roxo, 1937
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Reptilia	stated with evidence	Kuhn, 1946
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauromorpha	stated without evidence	Huene, 1954
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauria	stated with evidence	Kuhn, 1964
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Reptilia	stated with evidence	Estes, 1964
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauria	stated with evidence	Kuhn, 1966
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauria	stated without evidence	Thulborn, 1975
Pterosauria	unranked clade	belongs to Aves	stated with evidence	Gardiner, 1982
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauromorpha	stated with evidence	Benton, 1985
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Dinosauria	stated without evidence	Bakker, 1986
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Ornithodira	stated without evidence	Gauthier, 1986
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauria	implied	Carroll, 1988
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Ornithosuchia	stated without evidence	Gauthier et al., 1989
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Ornithodira	stated with evidence	Benton, 1990
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Ornithodira	stated without evidence	Sereno and Arcucci, 1990
Pterosauria	superorder	belongs to Archosauria	stated without evidence	Olshevsky, 1991
Pterosauria	unranked clade	belongs to Ornithodira	stated without evidence	Sereno, 1991
Pterosauria	order	belongs to Archosauria	stated without evidence	Delsate and Wild, 2000
Pterosauria	unranked clade	belongs to Pterosauromorpha	stated with evidence	Nesbitt, 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

532

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (0.75%)

First Recorded Appearance

237 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Environment

marine

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

piscivore

Ecospace Comments

active flyers (Padian 1983) and mostly piscivorous (Wang and Zhou 2006)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution

Common Name(s)

Pterosaur

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosauria

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Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Sharivopterygia ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Pteranodontes ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Pterodactyli ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Pterodactyloidea suborder	listed (PBDB)		546	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhamphorhynchoidea ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)		23	199 Ma Early Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Scaphognathoidea ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Tribelesodontoidea ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Aidacharidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Anhangueridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anurognathidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Austriadraconidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Azhdarchidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		83	151 Ma Late Jurassic	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belonochasmatidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Boreopteridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Campylognathoididae family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Cearadactylidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Chaoyangopteridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Criorhynchidae family	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ctenochasmatidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Ctenochasmatid	14	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dimorphodontidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	237 Ma Middle Triassic	191 Ma Early Jurassic
Dsungaripteridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	156 Ma Jurassic	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eudimorphodontidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gallodactylidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Germanodactylidae family	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Istiodactylidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchodectidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchodraconidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nyctosauridae family	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ornithocephalidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ornithocheiridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		62	145 Ma Late Jurassic	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithodesmidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Protazhdarchidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Pteraichnidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		54	201 Ma Early Jurassic	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pteranodontidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterodactylidae family	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterodaustridae family	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhamphorhynchidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		104	201 Ma Early Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Scaphognathidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Tapejaridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tendaguripteridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Titanopterygiidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tribelesodontidae family	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Wukongopteridae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Alamodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Antipus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	201 Ma Early Jurassic	201 Ma Early Jurassic
Arcticodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ardeadactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	156 Ma Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Aussiedraco ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Austriadactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Camposipterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Caviramus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cimoliopterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cuspicephalus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Cycnorhamphus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	156 Ma Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Daohugoupterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Darwinopterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Eurolimnornis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Europejara ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Faxinalipterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Feilongus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gyriodera genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hamipterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Herbstosaurus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ikrandraco ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kepodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Kryptodrakon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Laopteryx ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Linlongopterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchodectes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Longchengpterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ludodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Marasuchus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	242 Ma Middle Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Mesadactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Microtuban ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nemicolopterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Forest Dweller Wing	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ningchengopterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nurhachius ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithochirus genus	listed (PBDB)
Osteornis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Palaeocursornis ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Phoenicodera genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Piksi ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plataleorhynchus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Preondactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ptenodactylus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Radiodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhamphinion ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	199 Ma Early Jurassic	199 Ma Early Jurassic
Scleromochlus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	237 Ma Middle Triassic	237 Ma Middle Triassic
Seazzadactylus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Unwindia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Utahdactylus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Vectidraco ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wenupteryx ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Xericeps ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Macronychoptera ✝ unranked clade	listed (PBDB)		144	237 Ma Middle Triassic	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Pterodactylus owenii Marsh, 1871	GBIF	species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : *Pterodactylus owenii*
Pterosauria	GBIF	family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pterosauria

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1834	Pterosauria Kaup
1838	Ornithosauria Bonaparte
1843	Ornithosauri Fitzinger p. 35
1850	Ornithosaurii Bonaparte p. 1
1854	Pterosauria Mantell p. 646
1859	Pterodactylus primus Deffner and Fraas
1861	Pterosauria Owen p. 270
1864	Pterodactylus hopkinsi Seeley
1864	Pterodactylus oweni Seeley
1865	Pterodactylus huxleyi Seeley
1866	Pterosauria Haeckel p. CXXXVIII
1869	Ptenodactylus brachyrhinus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus capito Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus crassidens Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus dentatus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus enchorhynchus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus eurygnathus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus macrorhinus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus oweni Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus oxyrhinus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus platystomus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus polyodon Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus scaphorhynchus Seeley
1869	Ptenodactylus tenuirostris Seeley
1870	Pterodactylus curtus Owen
1870	Pterodactylus nobilis Owen
1871	Ornithosauria Cope p. 234
1873	Pterodactylus suprajurensis Sauvage
1874	Pterodactylus manselii Owen
1874	Pterodactylus pleydellii Owen
1875	Ornithosauria Cope p. 12
1881	Laopteryx priscus Marsh
1883	Ornithocheirus hilsensis Koken p. 824
1886	Ornithosauria Günther p. 443
1886	Pterosauria Günther p. 444
1887	Ornithosauria Baur p. 101
1888	Ornithocheirus curtus Lydekker
1888	Ornithocheirus nobilis Lydekker
1889	Ornithocheirus nobilis Newton p. 260
1890	Rhamphorhynchus jessoni Lydekker
1890	Pterosauria Zittel pp. 450, 773–775
1890	Pterodactylus manseli Zittel p. 793
1890	Pterodactylus pleydelli Zittel p. 793
1890	Pterodactylus primus Zittel p. 793
1891	Rhamphorhynchus manselii Lydekker
1891	Rhamphorhynchus pleydellii Lydekker
1891	Rhamphorhynchus suprajurensis Lydekker
1898	Pterosauria Gadow p. 23
1898	Ornithosauria Woodward p. 141

Year	Name and Author
1900	Rhamphorhynchus suprajurensis Sauvage p. 416
1900	Laopteryx priscus Van Den Broeck p. 72
1900	Ornithocheirus curtus Van Den Broeck p. 106
1900	Ornithocheirus nobilis Van Den Broeck p. 106
1902	Pterosauri Hay p. 506
1902	Laopteryx priscus Hay p. 518
1903	Pterosauria Osborn p. 276
1904	Pterosauria Osborn p. 114
1910	Pterosauri Jaekel p. 338
1911	Pterosauri Jaekel p. 165
1933	Archaeopteryx vicensensis Lambrecht
1933	Laopteryx priscus Lambrecht p. 96
1934	Pterosauria Swinton p. 20
1937	Pterosauria Roxo p. 44
1946	Pterosauria Kuhn p. 66
1954	Pterosauria Huene p. 55
1958	Pterodactylus manseli Delair p. 70
1958	Pterodactylus pleydelli Delair p. 70
1958	Pterodactylus suprajurensis Delair p. 70
1964	Pterosauria Estes p. 145
1964	Pterosauria Kuhn p. 312
1966	Pterosauria Kuhn p. 107
1971	Laopteryx prisca Brodkorb p. 29
1974	Pterosauria Bakker and Galton p. 171
1974	Campylognathoides indicus Jain
1975	Pterosauria Thulborn p. 267
1978	Laopteryx priscus Brodkorb p. 224
1981	Laopteryx priscus Galton p. 1120
1982	Pterosauria Gardiner p. 229
1984	Limnornis corneti Kessler and Jurcsák p. 397
1985	Pterosauria Benton p. 154
1985	Palaeolimnornis corneti Jurcsák and Kessler p. 138
1986	Pterosauria Bakker pp. 459-460
1986	Pterosauria Gauthier
1986	Eurolimnornis Kessler and Jurcsák p. 289
1987	Eurolimnornis corneti Kessler p. 129
1988	Pterosauria Carroll
1989	Pterosauria Gauthier et al. p. 346
1990	Pterosauria Benton p. 13
1990	Pterosauria Sereno and Arcucci p. 39 fig. 7
1991	Pterosauria Olshevsky p. 59
1991	Pterosauria Sereno p. 34
1996	Palaeocursornis corneti Bock and Bühler p. 512
1996	Eurolimnornis Bock and Bühler p. 513
1996	Pterosauria Novas p. 737 fig. 10
2000	Pterosauria Delsate and Wild p. 7
2002	Eurolimnornis Hope p. 352
2006	Laopteryx priscus Chure et al. p. 236
2011	Pterosauria Nesbitt fig. 52

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