Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Pterosauria

Phylogeny

Apomorphy-based clade		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208: "Most inclusive clade ... synapomorphic with ...").
Reference phylogeny [PhyloCode]		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: fig. 1; 205.

Defined by the first ancestor to possess the apomorphy as inherited by

†Pterodactylus antiquus (Sömmerring, 1812)

Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Current position

†Pterodactylomorpha (Suborder) Schaller, 2007

Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [17 Jul 2026]; Paleofile[17 Jul 2026].

Alternative positions

†Pterodactylomorpha (Clade) Andres, Clark & Xu 2014 [Andres 2021]

Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208); Andres, 2021: fig. 1.

Historical positions

†Pterodactylomorpha (Clade) Andres, Clark & Xu 2014 [Andres 2021]

Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208), fig. 1 (p. 206).

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†25f;183g;52s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 9 Aug 2026	[; †25f;183g]
2021	B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 207)	[; †108g]