Ornithocheiromorpha

Ornithocheiromorpha; Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous, 140–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Reconstructed skeleton of Tropeognathus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:	†Pteranodontoidea
Clade:	†Ornithocheiromorpha; Andres et al.,, 2014
Subgroups
	†Lonchodectidae; †Lanceodontia †Ikrandraco; †Istiodactyliformes †Hongshanopterus; †Linlongopterus; †Mimodactylidae; †Istiodactylidae; ; †Lonchodraconidae; †Boreopteridae; †Ornithocheirae †Brasileodactylus; †Ornithocheiridae; †Targaryendraconia; †Anhangueria †Hamipteridae; †Anhangueridae; ; ; ;

Ornithocheiromorpha is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea.

The Ornithocheiromorpha was defined in 2014 by Andres and colleagues. They made Ornithocheiromorpha the most inclusive clade containing Ornithocheirus but not Pteranodon.^[1]

Classification

Below is a cladogram showing the results of a phylogenetic analysis presented by Andres & Myers, 2014.^[1]

Pteranodontoidea

Pteranodon

Ornithocheiromorpha

Lanceodontia

Anhangueria

	Anhangueridae

	Ornithocheiridae

References

^ ^a ^b Andres, B.; Clark, J.; Xu, X. (2014). "The Earliest Pterodactyloid and the Origin of the Group". Current Biology. 24: 1011–6. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.030. PMID 24768054.

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[kryptodrakon-1] Andres, B.; Clark, J.; Xu, X. (2014). "The Earliest Pterodactyloid and the Origin of the Group". Current Biology. 24: 1011–6. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.030. PMID 24768054.

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Ornithocheiromorpha Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous, 140–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Reconstructed skeleton of Tropeognathus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:	†Pteranodontoidea
Clade:	†Ornithocheiromorpha Andres et al.,, 2014
Subgroups
†Lonchodectidae †Lanceodontia †Ikrandraco †Istiodactyliformes †Hongshanopterus †Linlongopterus †Mimodactylidae †Istiodactylidae †Lonchodraconidae †Boreopteridae †Ornithocheirae †Brasileodactylus †Ornithocheiridae †Targaryendraconia †Anhangueria †Hamipteridae †Anhangueridae