List of pterosaur genera
This list of pterosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the order Pterosauria, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered pterosaurian. The list currently includes 285 genera.
Scope and terminology
There is no official, canonical list of pterosaur genera, but the most thorough attempts can be found at the Pterosauria section of Mikko Haaramo's Phylogeny Archive,[1] the Genus Index at Mike Hanson's The Pterosauria,[2] supplemented by the Pterosaur Species List,[3] and in the fourth supplement of Donald F. Glut's Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia series.[4]
Authors and year
The authors column lists the authors of the formal description responsible for the erection of the genus listed. They are not necessarily the same as the authors of the type species as sometimes a species from one genus is determined sufficiently distinct to warrant the erection of a new genus to house it. If this is the case, only the latter authors will be listed. The year column notes the year the description was published.
Status
Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:
- Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy is often subjective, unless the genera described were both based on the same type specimen.
- Nomen nudum (Latin for "naked name"): A name that has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the ICZN. Nomina nuda (the plural form) are invalid, and are therefore not italicized as a proper generic name would be. If the name is later formally published, that name is no longer a nomen nudum and will be italicized on this list. Often, the formally published name will differ from any nomina nuda that describe the same specimen.
- Preoccupied name: A name that is formally published, but which has already been used for another taxon. This second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced. As preoccupied names are not valid generic names, they will also go unitalicized on this list.
- Nomen dubium (Latin for "dubious name"): A name describing a fossil with no unique diagnostic features. As this can be an extremely subjective and controversial designation, this term is not used on this list.
Age
The age column denotes the epoch of geologic time to which the fossils date. Genera that are invalid, misidentified, or otherwise do not represent a valid pterosaur are listed as age N/A because there was never a time in which a pterosaur by that generic name actually lived.
Location and notes
The location column designates the geographic region where remains of the relevant genus have been found. The regions used are continents except in the case of smaller landmasses (e.g. Cuba.) Political bodies, being non-existent in the Mesozoic are not used to indicate genera locations. Genera that are invalid, misidentified, or otherwise do not represent a valid pterosaur are listed as location N/A because there was never a place in which a pterosaur by that generic name actually lived. The notes column is a collection of annotations on the scientific significance and taxonomic history of listed genera, as well as elaborations on the information presented in other columns.
The list
Genera
| Genus | Authors | Year | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerodactylus | Vidovic & Martill | 2014 | Disputed | Late Jurassic | Germany | Some studies suggest that every specimen referred to this genus is indistinguishable from Pterodactylus[5][6] | |
| Aerodraco | Holgado & Pêgas | 2020 | Valid | Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Originally named as a species of Pterodactylus | |
| Aerotitan | Novas et al. | 2012 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Argentina | The first azhdarchid pterosaur discovered in South America | |
| Aetodactylus | Myers | 2010 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Known from a nearly complete lower jaw | |
| Afrotapejara | Martill et al. | 2020 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | The first known African tapejarid and the fourth named pterosaur from the Kem Kem Group | |
| Aidachar | Nesov | 1981 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Actually a teleost fish whose remains were originally mistaken for jaw fragments of a ctenochasmatid. The mistake was corrected in 1986 | |
| Akharhynchus[7] | Jacobs, Smith & Zouhri | 2024 | Valid | Early Cretaceous? to Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Closely related to the contemporary Siroccopteryx | |
| Alamodactylus | Andres & Myers | 2013 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Based on a partial but badly damaged left wing | |
| Alanqa | Ibrahim et al. | 2010 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Had straight, pointed jaws not unlike those of azhdarchids | |
| Albadraco | Solomon et al. | 2020 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Romania | Has been suggested to be possibly a young specimen of Hatzegopteryx, but this was considered very unlikely[8] | |
| Alcione | Longrich et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Adapted for rapid flapping due to its comparatively short wings | |
| Allkaruen | Codorniú et al. | 2016 | Valid | Early Jurassic | Argentina | Its braincase shows features transitional between "rhamphorhynchoid" and pterodactyloid pterosaurs | |
| Altmuehlopterus | Vidovic & Martill | 2017 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Formerly believed to belong to Germanodactylus | |
| Amblydectes | Hooley | 1914 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Has been synonymized with four other pterosaur genera throughout history | |
| Angustinaripterus | He et al. | 1983 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Its Dorygnathus-like teeth suggest it was piscivorous | |
| Anhanguera | Campos & Kellner | 1985 | Valid | Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous | Brazil Morocco |
One study helped resolve controversy on the posture of this genus and other pterosaurs while on land[9] | |
| Anurognathus | Döderlein | 1923 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | An insectivore noted for its short skull and pin-like teeth | |
| Apatomerus | Williston | 1903 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Probably a misidentified plesiosaur | |
| Apatorhamphus | McPhee et al. | 2020 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Known from fragmentary material, which makes its exact taxonomic affinities to other pterosaurs uncertain | |
| Aralazhdarcho | Averianov | 2007 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Kazakhstan | May be closely related to Phosphatodraco | |
| Arambourgiania | Nessov | 1989 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Jordan Morocco? United States? |
Had very long neck vertebrae, making the neck itself longer than that of giraffes | |
| Araripedactylus | Wellnhofer | 1977 | Dubious? | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Regarded as a probable nomen dubium due to the fragmentary nature of the type specimen[10] | |
| Araripesaurus | Price | 1971 | Dubious? | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Suggested to be possibly dubious as its purported diagnostic features are widespread among pterodactyloids[10] | |
| Archaeoistiodactylus | Lü & Fucha | 2010 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Possessed relatively short metacarpals | |
| Arcticodactylus | Kellner | 2015 | Valid | Late Triassic | Greenland | Originally described as a species of Eudimorphodon, but it has been found to be distinct enough from the latter to receive its own genus | |
| Ardeadactylus | Bennett | 2013 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Bore fewer, larger teeth than the contemporary Pterodactylus, suggesting it may have potentially hunted larger fish than the latter | |
| Argentinadraco | Kellner & Calvo | 2017 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Argentina | Unusually, it had an elaborate combination of ridges and depressions at the top surface of the lower jaw | |
| Arthurdactylus | Frey & Martill | 1994 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Named after Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the 1912 novel The Lost World, which features large reptilian pterosaurs | |
| Aurorazhdarcho | Frey, Meyer & Tischlinger | 2011 | Disputed | Late Jurassic | Germany | Potentially a junior synonym of Gnathosaurus[11] | |
| Aussiedraco | Kellner, Rodrigues & Costa | 2011 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Australia | Solely known from an incomplete mandibular symphysis | |
| Austriadactylus | Dalla Vecchia et al. | 2002 | Valid | Late Triassic | Austria | Carried a widened bony crest along the midline of the snout | |
| Austriadraco | Kellner | 2015 | Valid | Late Triassic | Austria | The fused frontals were initially misidentified as a breast bone | |
| Avgodectes | Peters | 2004 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Haopterus | |
| Aymberedactylus | Pêgas et al. | 2016 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Potentially had a horned sheath above the tip of the jaw, a trait also seen in the coeval Tupandactylus | |
| Azhdarcho | Nesov | 1984 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Kazakhstan Tajikistan? Uzbekistan |
The namesake of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs characterized by their long necks and limbs | |
| Bakiribu[12] | Pêgas et al. | 2025 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Possessed numerous interlocking comb-like teeth in its jaws that were probably used for filter-feeding, similarly to the Argentinian Pterodaustro | |
| Bakonydraco | Ősi, Weishampel & Jianu | 2005 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Hungary | Has been variously interpreted as an azhdarchid, a tapejarid, or an azhdarchoid outside those groups | |
| Balaenognathus[13] | Martill et al. | 2023 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Would have not been able to fully close its mouth due to the relatively strong curvature of the upper jaw | |
| Banguela | Headden & Campos | 2015 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Originally described as an unusually edentulous dsungaripterid,[14] then suggested to be a potential species of Thalassodromeus,[15] and finally interpreted as a valid taxon, likely a chaoyangopterid[16] | |
| Barbaridactylus | Longrich et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Its femur is similar in morphology to that of Pteranodon. One of the latest-surving pterosaurs | |
| Barbosania | Elgin & Frey | 2011 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Some pterosaur specimens formerly referred to Brasileodactylus may actually belong to this genus | |
| Batrachognathus | Ryabinin | 1948 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Kazakhstan | Discovered in sediments somewhat similar to those found in the Solnhofen Limestone in Germany | |
| Beipiaopterus | Lü | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | A 2005 analysis shows that its preserved wing membrane contained multiple blood vessels, likely an adaptation to thermoregulation[17] | |
| Bellubrunnus | Hone et al. | 2012 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Distinguished from other pterosaurs by having wingtips that were uniquely swept forwards | |
| Belonochasma | Broili | 1939 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Subsequently found to be a reptile of uncertain affinities | |
| Bennettazhia | Nessov | 1991 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United States | Initially identified as a species of the unrelated Pteranodon | |
| Bergamodactylus | Kellner | 2015 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Carniadactylus | |
| Bogolubovia | Nessov & Yarkov | 1989 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Russia | Has been regarded as a dubious name possibly synonymous with Volgadraco, but its validity was reaffirmed based on more recently discovered fossil material[18] | |
| Boreopterus | Lü & Ji | 2005 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Had quite large teeth | |
| Brachytrachelus | Giebel | 1850 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus | |
| Brasileodactylus | Kellner | 1984 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Had an elongated snout bearing cone-shaped teeth | |
| Cacibupteryx | Gasparini, Fernández & de la Fuente | 2004 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Cuba | Distinguished by the presence of a broad skull roof | |
| Caelestiventus | Britt et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Triassic | United States | One of the largest pterosaurs from the Triassic period | |
| Caiuajara | Manzig et al. | 2014 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Various remains from individuals of different ages are known, which indicates it may have had a gregarious lifestyle | |
| Camposipterus | Rodrigues & Kellner | 2013 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Its snout is rounded when viewed from the side | |
| Campylognathoides | Strand | 1928 | Valid | Early Jurassic | Germany India? |
Stomach contents of one individual indicate a diet of cephalopods for this taxon | |
| Campylognathus | Plieninger | 1894 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied name; now known as Campylognathoides | |
| Carniadactylus | Dalla Vecchia | 2009 | Valid | Late Triassic | Italy | Considerably smaller than Eudimorphodon, which suggests they occupied different ecological niches | |
| Cascocauda[19] | Yang et al. | 2022 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | A few of its preserved pycnofibres bear some similarities to the feathers of maniraptoran dinosaurs, implying some form of close relationship between them | |
| Cathayopterus | Wang & Zhou | 2006 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Based on a partial skull damaged on the left side | |
| Caulkicephalus | Steel et al. | 2005 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
May have possessed a backwards-pointing crest in its head | |
| Caupedactylus | Kellner | 2013 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Carried a quite thin crest along the midline of the skull | |
| Caviramus | Fröbisch & Fröbisch | 2006 | Valid | Late Triassic | Switzerland | Its discovery implies a higher diversity of early pterosaurs than previously thought | |
| Cearadactylus | Leonardi & Borgomanero | 1985 | Valid? | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Has been suggested to be a synonym of Brasileodactylus[20][21] | |
| Ceoptera[22] | Martin-Silverstone et al. | 2024 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
Lived in a low-salinity lagoon habitat containing wet and dry seasons | |
| Changchengopterus | Lü | 2009 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Known from two skeletons belonging to different ontogenetic stages | |
| Chaoyangopterus | Wang & Zhou | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Originally referred by its authors to the Nyctosauridae, but this was not supported by later studies | |
| Cimoliopterus | Rodrigues & Kellner | 2013 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) United States |
Its fossils were mostly found in marine deposits, indicating an adaptation to long-distance oceanic soaring | |
| Cimoliornis | Owen | 1846 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Originally mistaken for a giant albatross-like bird | |
| Coloborhynchus | Owen | 1874 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Has had a convoluted history of classification | |
| Comodactylus | Galton | 1981 | Dubious | Late Jurassic | United States | The first non-pterodactyloid pterosaur discovered in North America | |
| Cratonopterus[23] | Jiang et al. | 2023 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | One trait of its first wing phalanx is otherwise only seen in ornithocheiroids | |
| Cretornis | Frič | 1881 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Czech Republic | The distal part of its humerus is diamond-shaped in cross-section | |
| Criorhynchus | Owen | 1874 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Ornithocheirus | |
| Cryodrakon | Hone et al. | 2019 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Canada | The northernmost pterosaur known from North America. Similar to Quetzalcoatlus | |
| Ctenochasma | Meyer | 1851 | Valid | Late Jurassic | France Germany |
Had exactly 260 thin, comb-like teeth in its mouth | |
| Cuspicephalus | Martill & Etches | 2013 | Valid | Late Jurassic | United Kingdom ( England) |
Differentiated from other wukongopterids by its longer head, higher tooth count, and larger body size | |
| Cycnorhamphus | Seeley | 1870 | Valid | Late Jurassic | France Germany |
The unusual anatomy of its jaws possibly suggests a lifestyle similar to extant openbill storks | |
| "Daitingopterus" | Maisch et al. | 2004 | Nomen nudum | N/A | N/A | Referred to Altmuehlopterus | |
| Daohugoupterus | Cheng et al. | 2015 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | The smallest pterosaur of the Yanliao Biota | |
| Darwinopterus | Lü et al. | 2010 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Has been described as an intermediate form between basal pterosaurs and pterodactyloids | |
| Dawndraco | Kellner | 2010 | Disputed | Late Cretaceous | United States | A possible junior synonym of either Geosternbergia or Pteranodon | |
| Dearc[24] | Jagielska et al. | 2022 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
Its discovery refutes the assumption that pterosaurs did not attain larger body sizes until the appearance of the pterodactyloid lineages of the Cretaceous | |
| Dendrorhynchoides | Ji, Ji & Padian | 1999 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Bore an elongate, massively built humerus | |
| Dendrorhynchus | Ji & Ji | 1998 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied name; now known as Dendrorhynchoides | |
| Dermodactylus | Marsh | 1881 | Dubious | Late Jurassic | United States | Based solely on a partial metacarpal | |
| Dimorphodon | Owen | 1859 | Valid | Early Jurassic | United Kingdom ( England) |
Possessed two different types of teeth, hence its name | |
| Diopecephalus | Seeley | 1871 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Has been synonymized with the coeval Pterodactylus | |
| Dolicorhamphus | Seeley | 1885 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom ( England) |
A close relative of Klobiodon | |
| Domeykodactylus | Martill et al. | 2000 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Chile | Shares traits with both dsungaripterids and ctenochasmatids, but it is often recovered as a member of the former group | |
| Doratorhynchus | Seeley | 1875 | Nomen vanum | Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Definitively known from only an undiagnostic wing phalanx | |
| Dorygnathus | Wagner | 1860 | Valid | Early Jurassic | France Germany |
May be piscivorous based on its heterodonty and preserved gut contents | |
| Douzhanopterus | Wang et al. | 2017 | Valid | Late Jurassic | China | Phylogenetically placed between the Wukongopteridae and Propterodactylus | |
| Draigwenia[25] | Holgado | 2021 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Initially assigned to Ornithocheirus | |
| Dsungaripterus | Young | 1964 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China South Korea? |
Characterized by the upward-curving beak lacking teeth at the front | |
| Elanodactylus | Andres & Ji | 2008 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Its cervical vertebrae resemble those of azhdarchids | |
| Eoazhdarcho | Lü & Ji | 2005 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Had metacarpals much longer in comparison to the neck vertebrae and hindlimb bones | |
| Eopteranodon | Lü & Zhang | 2005 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Possibly a close relative of Sinopterus | |
| Eosipterus | Ji & Ji | 1997 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Possessed long, robust wings | |
| Eotephradactylus[26] | Kligman et al. | 2025 | Valid | Late Triassic | United States | The oldest pterosaur from North America | |
| Epapatelo[27] | Fernandes et al. | 2022 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Angola | Known from partial left limb bones, all preserved three-dimensionally | |
| Eudimorphodon | Zambelli | 1973 | Valid | Late Triassic | Italy | Multiple specimens have been attributed to this genus, but some were later reclassified as their own taxa | |
| Eurazhdarcho | Vremir et al. | 2013 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Romania | Distinguished by certain traits found in the neck vertebrae | |
| Eurolimnornis | Kessler & Jurcsák | 1986 | Dubious | Early Cretaceous | Romania | Formerly described as a bird, although it had been subsequently reinterpreted as a pterosaur[28] | |
| Europejara | Vullo et al. | 2012 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Spain | Represents the first tapejarid described from Europe | |
| Faxinalipterus | Bonaparte et al. | 2010 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Originally believed to be a pterosaur, but it has since been reinterpreted as a non-pterosaurian ornithodiran, possibly a lagerpetid[29] | |
| Feilongus | Wang et al. | 2005 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Distinguished by having a notably pronounced overbite | |
| Fenghuangopterus | Lü, Fucha & Chen | 2010 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Known from a mostly complete but crushed skeleton | |
| Ferrodraco | Pentland et al. | 2019 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Australia | Discovered by a cattle farmer while spraying herbicide | |
| Forfexopterus | Jiang et al. | 2016 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Unusually for a ctenochasmatid, the tip of the snout was not spatula-shaped and had more curved teeth | |
| Galgadraco[30] | Giaretta et al. | 2025 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Brazil | Closely related to Albadraco from Europe | |
| Gallodactylus | Fabre | 1974 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Cycnorhamphus | |
| Garudapterus[31] | Manitkoon et al. | 2025 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Thailand | The first pterosaur recovered from Southeast Asia and the youngest named gnathosaurine | |
| Gegepterus | Wang et al. | 2007 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Two specimens have been identified to date | |
| Geosternbergia | Miller | 1978 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Pteranodon, specifically P. sternbergi | |
| Germanodactylus | Yang | 1964 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Had a distinctive head crest | |
| Gladocephaloideus | Lü | 2012 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | The holotype fossil was previously believed to represent an adult, although the discovery of the second individual indicates it actually belonged to an immature animal[32] | |
| Gnathosaurus | Meyer | 1833 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany United Kingdom ( England) |
Originally mistakenly believed to be a marine crocodylomorph | |
| Gobiazhdarcho[33] | Pêgas, Zhou & Kobayashi | 2025 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Mongolia | One of the few pterosaurs formally named from Mongolia | |
| Guidraco | Wang et al. | 2012 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Noted for its forward-curving crest on an angled skull roof | |
| Gwawinapterus | Arbour & Currie | 2011 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Initially thought to be an istiodactylid pterosaur, but it was reinterpreted as an indeterminate saurodontid fish one year later[34] | |
| Haliskia[35] | Pentland et al. | 2024 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Australia | The most completely known Australian pterosaur | |
| Hamipterus | Wang et al. | 2014 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Known to have had sexual dimorphism, with males bearing larger snout crests and body sizes than females. Fossilized eggs have also been attributed to this taxon, suggesting some form of parental care | |
| Haopterus | Wang & Lü | 2001 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | The first Chinese pterosaur from which the skull is known | |
| Harpactognathus | Carpenter et al. | 2003 | Valid | Late Jurassic | United States | Had a premaxillary crest on the midline of the skull that may have been expanded by soft tissues | |
| Hatzegopteryx | Buffetaut et al. | 2002 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Romania | One of the largest known pterosaurs. Possessed unusually robust body proportions | |
| Herbstosaurus | Casamiquela | 1975 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Argentina | Originally erroneously interpreted as a dinosaur | |
| Hongshanopterus | Wang et al. | 2008 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Can be distinguished by some backward-facing teeth | |
| Huanhepterus | Dong | 1982 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | The right half of the only known skeleton was obliterated by an explosion that occurred at the quarry where it was found | |
| Huaxiadraco[36] | Pêgas et al. | 2023 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | The third tapejarid validly named from the Jehol Biota | |
| Huaxiapterus | Lü & Yuan | 2005 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Sinopterus | |
| Iberodactylus | Holgado et al. | 2019 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Spain | One of the most complete pterosaurs from the Iberian peninsula. Closely related to Hamipterus | |
| Ikrandraco | Wang et al. | 2020 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China United Kingdom ( England) |
Known for the unique crest in its lower jaw | |
| Inabtanin[37] | Rosenbach et al. | 2024 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Jordan | Suggested to have flapped its wings during flight, in contrast to the soaring capabilities deduced for the larger Arambourgiania | |
| Infernodrakon[38] | Thomas et al. | 2025 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Based on a single vertebra once believed to belong to a potential specimen of Quetzalcoatlus | |
| Ingridia | Unwin & Martill | 2007 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Objective junior synonym of Tupandactylus | |
| Istiodactylus | Howse, Milner & Martill | 2001 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China? United Kingdom ( England) |
Its skull combines a blunt, low snout and quite large naso-antorbital fenestrae | |
| Javelinadactylus | Campos | 2021 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Wellnhopterus. Although named a few months earlier, its description was retracted over allegations that the describer did not have access to its holotype.[39] | |
| Jeholopterus | Wang et al. | 2002 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China North Korea? |
Known from a crushed specimen with preserved carbonized skin fibres and pycnofibres | |
| Jianchangnathus | Cheng et al. | 2012 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Shares a number of features with Scaphognathus | |
| Jianchangopterus | Lü & Bo | 2011 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Similar to Sordes | |
| Jidapterus | Dong, Sun & Wu | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Had extremely small eye sockets | |
| Kariridraco[40] | Cerqueira et al. | 2021 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | The holotype skull was falsified by workers who glued it to the snout of another pterosaur that did not belong to this genus | |
| Kepodactylus | Harris & Carpenter | 1996 | Valid | Late Jurassic | United States | Discovered alongside the remains of Stegosaurus | |
| Keresdrakon | Kellner et al. | 2019 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Has been found in direct association with fossils of Caiuajara, representing the first known evidence of sympatry among pterosaurs. May have filled the role of opportunistic predator in its environment | |
| Klobiodon | O'Sullivan & Martill | 2018 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom ( England) |
Distinguishable by the gradual curve at the front of its lower jaw | |
| Kryptodrakon | Andres, Clark & Xu | 2014 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | The oldest and earliest-diverging pterodactyloid ever identified | |
| Kunpengopterus | Wang et al. | 2010 | Valid | Middle Jurassic? to Late Jurassic | China | The species K. antipollicatus is noted for its unusual opposable thumb | |
| Lacusovagus | Witton | 2008 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | The largest pterosaur from the Crato Formation. May be a chaoyangopterid | |
| Laopteryx | Marsh | 1881 | Dubious | Late Jurassic | United States | Initially thought to be a relative of Archaeopteryx | |
| Leptostomia[41] | Smith et al. | 2021 | Valid | Early Cretaceous? to Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Likely a probe-feeder based on its beak anatomy and environment | |
| Liaodactylus | Zhou et al. | 2017 | Valid | Late Jurassic | China | Older and less specialized than other ctenochasmatids | |
| Liaoningopterus | Wang & Zhou | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | The fourth tooth of the upper jaw is the longest of any known pterosaur. Sometimes misspelled as "Liaoningopteryx" | |
| Liaoxipterus | Dong & Lü | 2005 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Might be an insectivore capable of protruding its tongue based on the anatomy of its hyoid and teeth | |
| Limnornis | Kessler & Jurcsák | 1984 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Originally described as a bird; fossils later renamed Palaeocursornis | |
| Lingyuanopterus[42] | Xu et al. | 2022 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Certain features of the only known skull indicate a scavenging lifestyle for the taxon | |
| Linlongopterus | Rodrigues et al. | 2015 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | May have not been fully grown due to poor fusion of the bones during preservation | |
| "Lithosteornis" | Gervais | 1844 | Nomen nudum | N/A | N/A | Referred to Ornithocheirus | |
| Lonchodectes | Hooley | 1914 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Bore long, vertically compressed jaws with numerous short teeth | |
| Lonchodraco | Rodrigues & Kellner | 2013 | Valid | Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Remains previously referred to Pterodactylus and Lonchodectes | |
| Lonchognathosaurus | Maisch, Matzke & Sun | 2004 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China Russia? |
Had only eight teeth in its maxillae | |
| Longchengpterus | Wang et al. | 2006 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Shares similarities to Istiodactylus despite the absence of a broad snout | |
| Luchibang | Hone et al. | 2020 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Recently found to be a chimera where only the front part of the snout can confidently be referred to the genus, while the postcranial remains probably belong to an indeterminate azhdarchomorph[43] | |
| Ludodactylus | Frey et al. | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Had a head crest convergently similar to that of male Pteranodon | |
| Luopterus | Hone | 2020 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | Remains originally identified as Dendrorhynchoides | |
| Lusognathus[44] | Fernandes et al. | 2023 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Portugal | A rounded triangular expansion is present at the front of the premaxilla | |
| Maaradactylus | Bantim et al. | 2014 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Possessed one of the largest skulls among the anhanguerids of the Santana Group | |
| Macrotrachelus | Giebel | 1852 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Pterodactylus | |
| Makrodactylus[45] | Hone et al. | 2025 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Smaller than other known early members of the Monofenestrata | |
| Meilifeilong[46] | Wang et al. | 2023 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | The most complete chaoyangopterid known to date | |
| Melkamter[47] | Fernandes, Pol & Rauhut | 2024 | Valid | Early Jurassic | Argentina | Represents the oldest monofenestratan and fourth Jurassic pterosaur from South America | |
| Mesadactylus | Jensen & Padian | 1989 | Valid | Late Jurassic | United States | Originally believed to be a bird on account of its fused sacral vertebrae | |
| Microtuban | Elgin & Frey | 2011 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Lebanon | Based on a juvenile skeleton with broken bones, either from a collision or an attack by a predator | |
| Mimodactylus | Kellner et al. | 2019 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Lebanon | The first completely known Afro-Arabian pterosaur. Had a robustly built snout with conical teeth restricted to the front of the jaws | |
| Mistralazhdarcho | Vullo et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | France | Closely related to the South American Aerotitan | |
| Moganopterus | Lü et al. | 2012 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Had the longest skull of any toothed pterosaur | |
| Montanazhdarcho | Padian, de Ricqlès & Horner | 1995 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Known from an uncompressed fossil belonging to an adult | |
| Muzquizopteryx | Frey et al. | 2006 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Mexico | The holotype fossil had been used as a decorative piece of an office wall | |
| Mythunga | Molnar & Thulborn | 2008 | Dubious? | Early Cretaceous | Australia | Has been regarded as an indeterminate tropeognathine[20] | |
| Navajodactylus | Sullivan & Fowler | 2011 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Tentatively assigned by its original describers to the Azhdarchidae, but it lacks the extensive pneumacity seen in members of that family | |
| Nemicolopterus | Wang et al. | 2008 | Dubious | Early Cretaceous | China | Described as the smallest known adult pterosaur, but may in fact be an early growth stage of Sinopterus[48] | |
| Nesodactylus | Colbert | 1969 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Cuba | Mostly similar to Rhamphorhynchus albeit with longer wings and bulkier limbs | |
| Nesodon | Jensen & Ostrom | 1977 | Lapsus calami | N/A | N/A | Misspelling of Nesodactylus, also preoccupied by a toxodont | |
| Nicorhynchus | Holgado & Pêgas | 2020 | Valid? | Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous | Morocco United Kingdom ( England) |
Has been hypothesized to be synonymous with Coloborhynchus, the genus both named species were originally assigned to[49] | |
| Ningchengopterus | Lü | 2009 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Known from a nearly complete hatchling containing preserved soft tissues | |
| Nipponopterus[50] | Zhou et al. | 2025 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Japan | Morphologically similar to the slightly older Gobiazhdarcho although it did not belong to a more mature individual | |
| Noripterus | Young | 1973 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China Mongolia |
Can be differentiated from its contemporary Dsungaripterus by the lightly built skull and more slender teeth | |
| Normannognathus | Buffetaut, LePage & LePage | 1998 | Valid | Late Jurassic | France | Has been recovered in a variety of phylogenetic positions within the Monofenestrata | |
| Nurhachius | Wang et al. | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Possibly paraphyletic as N. luei was found to be closer to Hongshanopterus than to N. ignaciobritoi, the type species[43] | |
| Nyctodactylus | Marsh | 1881 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Nyctosaurus | |
| Nyctosaurus | Marsh | 1876 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | At least one species is noted for its extremely large, antler-like head crest | |
| Odontorhynchus | Stolley | 1936 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Rhamphorhynchus | |
| "Oolithorhynchus" | Whalley | 2000 | Nomen nudum | N/A | N/A | A manuscript name about which almost nothing is known | |
| Ordosipterus | Ji | 2020 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Its teeth possessed a moderate bulge, but lacked the extreme outgrowth useful for cracking shells | |
| Orientognathus | Lü et al. | 2015 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | A basal member of the Rhamphorhynchidae | |
| Ornithocephalus | Sömmering | 1812 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Pterodactylus | |
| Ornithocheirus | Seeley | 1869 | Valid | Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous? | Morocco? United Kingdom ( England) |
Several species had been attributed to this genus in the past. However, some of these species were subsequently deemed dubious or reassigned to new genera | |
| Ornithodesmus | Seeley | 1887 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Subsequently found to be a dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur | |
| Ornithopterus | Meyer | 1838 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Rhamphorhynchus | |
| Ornithostoma | Seeley | 1871 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Once believed to be a synonym of Pteranodon | |
| "Osteornis" | Gervais | 1844 | Nomen nudum | N/A | N/A | A nomen ex dissertationae for pterosaur remains later named "Palaeornis" and Cimoliornis | |
| Otogopterus | Ji & Zhang | 2020 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | May have lived near braided rivers | |
| Pachagnathus[51] | Martínez et al. | 2022 | Valid | Late Triassic | Argentina | One of the few Triassic pterosaurs hypothesized to have lived in continental environments | |
| Pachyrhamphus | Fitzinger | 1843 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus | |
| Palaeocursornis | Kessler & Jurcsák | 1986 | Dubious | Early Cretaceous | Romania | Possibly synonymous with Eurolimnornis | |
| "Palaeornis" | Mantell | 1844 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied name | |
| Pangupterus | Lü et al. | 2016 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Named based on an almost complete lower jaw | |
| Paranurognathus | Peters | 2005 | Jr. snyonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Anurognathus | |
| Parapsicephalus | Arthaber | 1919 | Valid | Early Jurassic | United Kingdom ( England) |
The top surface of the skull is convex, a feature shared only with the Dimorphodontia | |
| Peteinosaurus | Wild | 1978 | Valid | Late Triassic | Italy | One of the smallest and earliest pterosaurs | |
| Petrodactyle[52] | Hone et al. | 2023 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Large for a Jurassic pterosaur. Possibly a gallodactylid | |
| Phobetor | Bakhurina | 1986 | Jr. snyonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Noripterus[53] | |
| Phosphatodraco | Pereda-Suberbiola et al. | 2003 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | One of the only azhdarchids known to have preserved a mostly complete neck | |
| Piksi | Varricchio | 2002 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Formerly erroneously thought to be a bird | |
| Plataleorhynchus | Howse & Milner | 1995 | Valid | Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Named for the similarity between its snout and the beak of a spoonbill | |
| Prejanopterus | Vidarte & Calvo | 2010 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Spain | Can be differentiated by the possession of a bent snout and straight lower jaws | |
| Preondactylus | Wild | 1984 | Valid | Late Triassic | Italy | Was capable of fully developed flight despite having short wings typical of basal pterosaurs | |
| "Pricesaurus" | Martins-Neto | 1986 | Nomen nudum | N/A | N/A | Referred to Anhanguera | |
| Propterodactylus[54] | Spindler | 2024 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Before its formal description, it had been nicknamed the "Painten pro-pterodactyloid" | |
| Ptenodactylus | Seeley | 1869 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied name | |
| Ptenodracon | Lydekker | 1888 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Pterodactylus | |
| Pteranodon | Marsh | 1876 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Known from abundant fossil specimens, making it the most well represented pterosaur yet identified. Two species are recognized, each with a unique head crest shape | |
| Ptéro-Dactyle | Cuvier | 1809 | Invalid | N/A | N/A | Renamed Pterodactylus | |
| Pterodactylus | Cuvier | 1809 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | The first valid pterosaur genus named and described | |
| Pterodaustro | Bonaparte | 1970 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Argentina | Noted for having multiple bristle-like teeth in its lower jaw, indicating an adaptation to filter-feeding | |
| Pterofiltrus | Jiang & Wang | 2011 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Had an exceptionally elongate head. Closely related to Gladocephaloideus | |
| Pteromonodactylus | Teryaev | 1967 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Rhamphorhynchus | |
| Pterorhynchus | Czerkas & Ji | 2002 | Valid | Middle Jurassic | China | Uniquely, it had a head crest with both a bony base and keratinous expansion | |
| Pterotherium | Fischer | 1813 | Jr. synonym | N/A | N/A | Junior synonym of Pterodactylus | |
| Puntanipterus | Bonaparte & Sánchez | 1975 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Argentina | Had been considered a probable synonym of Pterodaustro although it was later reinterpreted as a dsungaripterid | |
| Qinglongopterus | Lü et al. | 2012 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | Similar to Rhamphorhynchus but with a smaller skull and shorter wings | |
| Quetzalcoatlus | Lawson | 1975 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | One of the largest and last known pterosaurs | |
| Radiodactylus | Andres & Myers | 2013 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United States | Closely allied to the azhdarchids | |
| Raeticodactylus | Stecher | 2008 | Valid | Late Triassic | Switzerland | Has been suggested to be a potential junior synonym of the coeval Caviramus | |
| Rhabdopelix | Cope | 1870 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | At first thought to be a Triassic pterosaur, but is now known to be, at least in part, a kuehneosaurid | |
| Rhamphinion | Padian | 1984 | Valid | Early Jurassic | United States | Fragmentary remains from somewhat younger deposits in the United Kingdom have been found to actually belong to a rhamphorhynchid | |
| Rhamphocephalus | Seeley | 1880 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Later reassigned to the Thalattosuchia[55] | |
| Rhamphorhynchus | Meyer | 1846 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany Portugal? Spain? Tanzania? United Kingdom ( England) |
Multiple specimens are known, some even preserving soft tissue remains | |
| Samrukia | Naish et al. | 2012 | Valid? | Late Cretaceous | Kazakhstan | Known from a single lower jaw once believed to have come from a bird. Potentially synonymous with Aralazhdarcho | |
| Santanadactylus | De Buisonjé | 1980 | Dubious? | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Might have been a quite large pterosaur | |
| Saratovia[56] | Averianov | 2025 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Russia | One of the latest-surviving toothed pterosaurs | |
| Scaphognathus | Wagner | 1861 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Hypothesized to have had diurnal habits, in contrast to contemporaneous pterosaurs which were inferred to be nocturnal | |
| Seazzadactylus | Dalla Vecchia | 2019 | Valid | Late Triassic | Italy | Had an exclamation mark-shaped pteroid bone | |
| Sericipterus | Andres et al. | 2010 | Valid | Late Jurassic | China | Closely related to Angustinaripterus | |
| Serradraco | Rigal et al. | 2018 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Initially considered a possible lonchodectid by its describers, although it was later found to not belong to that group[57] | |
| Shenzhoupterus | Lü et al. | 2008 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | One species previously assigned to this genus[58] has since been found to belong to Meilifeilong[46] | |
| Simurghia | Longrich et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Brazil? Morocco |
Similar to Alcione though it is not represented by an adult | |
| Sinomacrops[59] | Wei et al. | 2021 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | Lacks most bone tissue fragments due to their fragile condition | |
| Sinopterus | Wang & Zhou | 2003 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | May be herbivorous as suggested by preserved stomach contents | |
| Siroccopteryx | Mader & Kellner | 1999 | Valid? | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Some researchers have considered it a junior synonym of Coloborhynchus | |
| Skiphosoura[60] | Hone et al. | 2024 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Transitional between more basal pterosaurs and the more derived pterodactyloids | |
| Sordes | Sharov | 1971 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Kazakhstan | Had a very elongated tail, making up over half of its total body length | |
| Spathagnathus[61] | Fernandes et al. | 2025 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Germany | Its unique dentition suggests it may have been durophagous | |
| Sultanuvaisia | Nessov | 1981 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Actually a fish | |
| Tacuadactylus[62] | Soto et al. | 2021 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Uruguay | The holotype snout was originally misinterpreted as belonging to a sawfish | |
| Tapejara | Kellner | 1989 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Characterized by a semicircular head crest and a bony extension at the back of the skull | |
| Targaryendraco | Pêgas et al. | 2019 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Germany | Once thought to belong to a species of Ornithocheirus | |
| Tendaguripterus | Unwin & Heinrich | 1999 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Tanzania | The first pterosaur recovered from the Tendaguru Formation. Inconsistent in phylogenetic placement | |
| Tethydraco | Longrich et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Has been suggested to be potentially synonymous with Phosphatodraco | |
| Thalassodromeus | Kellner & Campos | 2002 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Carried a proportionately large crest in its head which has been implied to be used in thermoregulation and display | |
| Thanatosdrakon[63] | Ortiz David et al. | 2022 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Argentina | May be the largest known pterosaur from the Southern Hemisphere | |
| Thapunngaka[64] | Richards et al. | 2021 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Australia | Its mandible resembles that of Anhanguera piscator | |
| Titanopteryx | Arambourg | 1959 | Preoccupied | N/A | N/A | Preoccupied by a simuliid blackfly; later renamed Arambourgiania | |
| Torukjara[65] | Pêgas | 2024 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Remains previously assigned to Caiuajara | |
| Tribelesodon | Bassani | 1886 | Misidentification | N/A | N/A | Once believed to be an early pterosaur, but it has been found to be a misinterpreted specimen of the archosauromorph Tanystropheus | |
| Tropeognathus | Wellnhofer | 1987 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Had one of the largest wingspans of any pterosaur | |
| Tsogtopteryx[33] | Pêgas, Zhou & Kobayashi | 2025 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Mongolia | Unusually small among azhdarchids despite being fully grown | |
| Tupandactylus | Kellner & Campos | 2007 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | One specimen of T. imperator preserves evidence of melanosomes similar in structure to birds and Stage IIIa feathers[66] | |
| Tupuxuara | Kellner & Campos | 1988 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Two species are known, distinguished from each other by their crest morphology | |
| Uktenadactylus | Rodrigues & Kellner | 2009 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) United States |
The type species was originally referred to Coloborhynchus | |
| Unwindia | Martill | 2011 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | Brazil | Its snout is triangular in cross-section | |
| Utahdactylus | Czerkas & Mickelson | 2002 | Valid | Late Jurassic | United States | Has been suggested to be non-pterosaurian | |
| Vectidraco | Naish et al. | 2013 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Its damaged ilium exhibits internal air chambers | |
| Vesperopterylus | Lü et al. | 2017 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Distinguishable by the presence of a reversed first toe, an adaptation to gripping on tree branches | |
| Volgadraco | Averianov et al. | 2008 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Russia | Originally described as an azhdarchid although it was recovered within the Pteranodontia by later research | |
| Wellnhopterus[67] | Andres & Langston Jr. | 2021 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | United States | Characterized by a blunt snout and bulky, short neck, likely indicating a raptorial way of hunting its prey | |
| Wenupteryx | Codorniú & Gasparini | 2013 | Valid | Late Jurassic | Argentina | Closely related to the archaeopterodactyloids | |
| Wightia | Martill et al. | 2020 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | United Kingdom ( England) |
Known only from a pair of slightly eroded partial premaxillae | |
| Wukongopterus | Wang et al. | 2009 | Valid | Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China | Possessed both an elongated neck and a long tail | |
| "Wyomingopteryx" | Bakker | 1994 | Nomen nudum | N/A | N/A | Possibly intended to be coined for a pterosaur specimen similar to Istiodactylus | |
| Xericeps | Martill et al. | 2018 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | Morocco | Had a noticeably upturned, forceps-like jaw | |
| Yelaphomte[51] | Martínez et al. | 2022 | Valid | Late Triassic | Argentina | Bore a narrow bony crest similar to that of Raeticodactylus and Austriadactylus | |
| Yixianopterus | Lü et al. | 2006 | Valid | Early Cretaceous | China | Named based on a single fragmentary individual | |
| Zhejiangopterus | Cai & Wei | 1994 | Valid | Late Cretaceous | China | Its first six dorsal vertebrae were fused into a notarium | |
| Zhenyuanopterus | Lü | 2010 | Valid? | Early Cretaceous | China | May be the adult form of Boreopterus |
Ichnogenera
| Genus | Authors | Year | Status | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ambroggi |
Valid |
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Hwang |
Valid |
More than 5 times as large as Pteraichnus, these tracks were probably made by azhdarchids.[68] |
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Nopcsa |
Misidentification |
N/A |
N/A |
The trackmaker was probably a limulid. |
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Stokes |
Valid |
Some tracks attributed to Pteraichnus have been considered crocodilian in origin by some scientists (Padian, 1984) however, recent studies in the past decade have overturned Padian's thoughts. |
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Delair |
Nomen dubium |
Oogenera
Although pterosaur eggs are known, some with complete embryos, no oogenera have been erected to house them. The holotype of the oospecies Oolithes sphaericus was briefly considered by Harry Govier Seeley to be pterosaurian in origin, although this attribution was dismissed before the formal erection of that oogenus.
See also
- List of dinosaurs
- List of plesiosaurs
- List of pterosaur classifications
- Pterosaur
- Timeline of pterosaur research
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External links
- Pterosaur FAQs, by Raymond Thaddeus C. Ancog.
- The Pterosaur Database, by Paul Pursglove.