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Apomorphy-based clade:
†
Aponyctosauria
Fernandes, Mateus, Andres, Polcyn, Schulp, Gonçalves & Jacobs 2022
(reptile)
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†Pteranodontia (Clade)
..†Pteranodontidae (Family)
..†Aponyctosauria (Clade)
....†Alcione (Genus)
....†Epapatelo (Genus)
....†Nyctosauridae (Family)
....†Simurghia (Genus)
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(Kingdom)
Animalia
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(Phylum)
Chordata
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(Class)
Reptilia
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(Order)
Pterosauria
Current position
†
Pteranodontia
(Clade)
Marsh 1876 [Andres 2021]
Ref:
PBDB
: [22 Jul 2026] (Fernandes et al., 2022).
Alternative positions
†
Nyctosauromorpha
(Clade)
Andres 2021
Ref:
Wikimedia, 2001-present
: Pteranodontia, 4 Oct 2025.
†
Pteranodontoidea
(Clade)
Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]
Ref:
T.L. Ford, 2005-present
: [22 Jul 2026]; Paleofile[22 Jul 2026].
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
†1f;5g;4s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 22 Jul 2026
[; †1f;5g]
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