Concise hierarchy

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

Phylogeny

Node-based clade		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209: "Least inclusive clade").
Reference phylogeny [PhyloCode]		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: fig. 1; 205.

Defined by the most recent common ancestor (and all its descendants) of

†Anhanguera blittersdorffi Campos & Kellner, 1985		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).
†Ornithocheirus simus (Owen, 1861)		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).

Current position

†Ornithocheiriformes (Clade) Andres 2021

Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209); =Andres & Myers, 2013; Andres, 2021: fig. 1. [new position]

Alternative positions

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

Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [22 Jul 2026]; Paleofile[22 Jul 2026].

Historical positions

†Ornithocheiriformes (Clade) Andres 2021

Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209), fig. 1 (p. 206). [new position]

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†6f;32g;9s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 22 Jul 2026	[; †6f;32g]
2021	B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 206)	[; †7g]