Ornithocheiromorphs Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous, 140–94 Ma |
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Reconstructed skeleton of Tropeognathus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Pteranodontoidea |
Clade: |
†Ornithocheiromorpha Andres et al.,, 2014 |
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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.
Below is a cladogram showing the results of a phylogenetic analysis presented by Andres & Myers, 2014.