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

†Pterodaustro guinazui Bonaparte, 1970		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Current position

†Pterodactyloidea (Infraorder) Plieninger, 1901

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

Alternative positions

†Pterodactyloidea (Suborder) Plieninger, 1901	Ref: PBDB: [25 Jul 2026] (Andres et al., 2014).
†Pterodactyloidea (Clade) Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020]	Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208); Andres, 2021: fig. 1.

Historical positions

†Pterodactyloidea (Clade) Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020]

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

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†23f;163g;47s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 9 Aug 2026	[; †23f;163g]
2021	B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 207)	[; †97g]