The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Taxon: Species †Nyctosaurus gracilis (Marsh, 1876) (reptile)
 Entity: 

Concise hierarchy

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

Included, by definition, in node-based clade

†Nyctosauridae (Clade) Hay 1902 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).
†Pteranodontia (Clade) Marsh 1876 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).

Included, by definition, in branch-based clade

†Nyctosauridae (Clade) Hay 1902 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: 121.
†Nyctosauromorpha (Clade) Andres 2021 Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).

Current position

†Nyctosaurus (Genus) Marsh, 1876 Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: fig. 1; PBDB(7 Sep 2021).

Alternative positions

†Nyctosauridae (Clade) Hay 1902 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209). [included by definition]
†Nyctosauromorpha (Clade) Andres 2021 Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209). [included by definition]
†Pteranodontia (Clade) Marsh 1876 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209). [included by definition]

Historical positions

†Nyctosaurus (Genus) Marsh, 1876 Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: 121, fig. 1.
©2004-2026 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 28 Aug 2026