Concise hierarchy

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

Phylogeny

Paraphyletic/Ancestral (para)		Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396.
Paraphyletic/Ancestral (para)		Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 440 ("*").

Current position

†Breviquartossa (Clade) Unwin 2003 [Andres 2021]

Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [16 Jul 2026]; Paleofile[16 Jul 2026]; ~Andres, 2021: fig. 1.

Alternative positions

†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834

Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 440.

Historical positions

†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396.
†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: 1998
†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: P. Uetz, [1995-]1996: 30 Dec 1996.
†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: 1995
†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 184.
†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: B. Gardiner et al., 1989: 302.
†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 620).

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†1f;20g;7s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 24 Jul 2026	[; †1f;20g]
[1995-]1996	P. Uetz: 30 Dec 1996	[; †4f]
1991a	P. Wellnhofer: 185	[; †4f;19g]
1988	R.L. Carroll: 620	[; †4f;12g]