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

†Dimorphodon macronyx (Buckland, 1829)		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
†Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975		Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Current position

†Pterosauria (Order) Kaup, 1834

Ref: PBDB: [15 Jul 2026] (Andres et al., 2014); 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	†29f;216g;65s;1
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 9 Aug 2026	[; †29f;216g]
2021	B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 207)	[; †126g]