Ornithocheiromorpha

Ornithocheiromorphs Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous, 127–66 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil specimen of Lonchodectes compressirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:	†Pteranodontoidea
Clade:	†Ornithocheiromorpha Andres et al.,, 2014
Subgroups
†Hongshanopterus †Lonchodectes †Lanceodontia †Istiodactylidae †Anhangueria †Boreopteridae †Brasileodactylus †Cearadactylus †Ludodactylus †Ornithocheirae †Anhangueridae †Ornithocheiridae

Ornithocheiromorpha is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea.

The Ornithocheiromorpha was defined in 2014 by Andres and colleagues. They made Ornithocheiromorpha the most inclusive clade containing Ornithocheirus but not Pteranodon.^[1]

Classification

Below is a cladogram showing the results of a phylogenetic analysis presented by Andres & Myers, 2014.^[1]

Pteranodontoidea	Pteranodon Ornithocheiromorpha Hongshanopterus Lonchodectes Lanceodontia Istiodactylidae Anhangueria Boreopteridae Cearadactylus Brasileodactylus Ludodactylus Ornithocheirae Anhangueridae  Ornithocheiridae

References

1. Andres, B.; Clark, J.; Xu, X. (2014). "The Earliest Pterodactyloid and the Origin of the Group". Current Biology. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.030.