†Pterosauria Owen 1842 [Sereno 1991], nom. cl. inval. see Clade Pterosauria Owen 1842 [Andres & Padian 2020]
   †Novialoideaᵀ Kellner 2003 nom. cl. inval. [within unnamed taxon] see Clade Novialoidea Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]
     †Pterodactyloideaᵀ Plieninger 1901 [Kellner 2003], nom. cl. inval. [within unnamed taxon] see Clade Pterodactyloidea Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020]
       †Archaeopterodactyloideaᵀ Kellner 1996 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. see Clade Archaeopterodactyloidea Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]
         1 Genus †Pterodactylusᵀ Rafinesque, 1815 [within unnamed taxon] [paraphyletic] - flight finger
         1.n Genus †Germanodactylus Young, 1964 [within unnamed taxon]
         3.1 †Ctenochasmatidaeᵀ Kuhn 1960 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. [within unnamed taxon] see Clade Ctenochasmatidae Kuhn 1960 [Andres 2021]
         3.2 †Gallodactylidaeᵀ Wellnhofer 1991 [Kellner 2003] [within unnamed taxon] see Family Gallodactylidae Fabre, 1981