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Node-based clade: Rhamphorhynchae Seeley 1870 [Andres 2021] (reptile)
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Concise hierarchy

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

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

Angustinaripterus longicephalus He, Yan & Su, 1983 Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (Goldfuß, 1831) Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208).

Current position

Rhamphorhynchinae (Subfamily) Seeley, 1870 Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [new rank] [implicit]

Alternative positions

Rhamphorhynchinae (Clade) Nopcsa 1928 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208). [new rank]

Historical positions

Rhamphorhynchinae (Clade) Nopcsa 1928 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208); fig. 1 (p. 206). [new rank]

Number of Subtaxa

2026 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 †8g;3s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 24 Jul 2026 [; †8g]
2021 B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 206) [; †7g]
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