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

†Eudimorphodon ranzii Zambelli, 1973		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Preondactylus buffarinii Wild, 1984		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Current position

†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834

Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [15 Jul 2026]; Paleofile[15 Jul 2026]; Andres, 2021: fig. 1.

Alternative positions

†Pterosauria (Clade) Owen 1842 [Andres & Padian 2020]

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

Historical positions

†Pterosauria (Clade) Owen 1842 [Andres & Padian 2020]

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

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†3f;10g;6s;1
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 4 Aug 2026	[; †3f;10g]
2005-present	T.L. Ford: [15 Jul 2026]	[; †6g]