Concise hierarchy

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

Phylogeny

Node-based clade		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208: "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

†Pterodactylus antiquus (Sömmerring, 1812)		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Pterodaustro guinazui Bonaparte, 1970		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Current position

†Lophocratia (Clade) Unwin 2003 [Andres 2021]

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

Alternative positions

†Archaeopterodactyloidea (Clade) Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]	Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208); Andres, 2021: fig. 1.
†Ctenochasmatoidea (Superfamily) Nopcsa, 1928	Ref: PBDB: 27 Oct 2013 (Unwin, 2003).

Historical positions

†Archaeopterodactyloidea (Clade) Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]

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

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†4f;31g;10s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 24 Jul 2026	[; †4f;31g]
2021	B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 206)	[; †17g]