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Taxon: Species †Pterodactylus antiquus (Sömmerring, 1812) (reptile)
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Concise hierarchy

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

Included, by definition, in apomorphy-based clade

†Monofenestrata (Clade) Lü, Unwin, Jin, Liu & Ji 2010 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Pterodactyloidea (Clade) Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Pterosauria (Clade) Owen 1842 [Andres & Padian 2020] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Included, by definition, in node-based clade

†Archaeopterodactyloidea (Clade) Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Euctenochasmatia (Clade) Unwin 2003 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
Ornithodira (Clade) Gauthier 1986 Ref: S.J. Nesbitt, 2011: 206.

Included, by definition, in branch-based clade

†Pterodactyliformes (Clade) Andres, Clark & Xu 2014 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Pterodactylomorpha (Clade) Andres, Clark & Xu 2014 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Pterosauromorpha (Clade) Kuhn-Schnyder & Rieber 1984 [Padian 1997], nom. cl. inval. Ref: S.J. Nesbitt, 2011: 207 (sensu Sereno, 2005).
†Pterosauromorpha (Clade) Kuhn-Schnyder & Rieber 1984 [Padian 1997], nom. cl. inval. Ref: P.C. Sereno, 2005: tables.php [8 Mar 2016].
†Pterosauromorpha (Clade) Kuhn-Schnyder & Rieber 1984 [Padian 1997], nom. cl. inval. Ref: K. Padian, 2004: 27.

Excluded, by definition, from branch-based clade

Dinosauromorpha (Clade) Benton 1985 [Sereno 1991], nom. cl. inval. Ref: S.J. Nesbitt, 2011: 207 (sensu Sereno, 2005).
†Eupterodactyloidea (Clade) Bennett 1994 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Ornithodesmidae (Clade) Hooley 1913 [Martyniuk 2012], nom. ined. Ref: M. Mortimer, 2004-2016: 3 Jan 2013.

Current position

†Pterodactylus (Genus) Rafinesque, 1815 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: ; Kellner, 2003b: fig. 1.

Alternative positions

†Archaeopterodactyloidea (Clade) Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]
†Euctenochasmatia (Clade) Unwin 2003 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]
†Eupterodactyloidea (Clade) Bennett 1994 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [excluded by definition]
†Monofenestrata (Clade) Lü, Unwin, Jin, Liu & Ji 2010 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]
†Pterodactyliformes (Clade) Andres, Clark & Xu 2014 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]
†Pterodactyloidea (Clade) Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]
†Pterodactylomorpha (Clade) Andres, Clark & Xu 2014 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]
†Pterosauria (Clade) Owen 1842 [Andres & Padian 2020] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [included by definition]

Historical positions

†Pterodactylus (Genus) Rafinesque, 1815 Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: fig. 1.
†Pterodactylus (Genus) Rafinesque, 1815 Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1971): 597.
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