List of pterosaur genera

Template:Short description 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 Template:Table row counter 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, the Genus Index at Mike Hanson's The Pterosauria, supplemented by the Pterosaur Species List, and in the fourth supplement of Donald F. Glut's Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia series.

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 Aerodactylus Vidovic Martill 2014 Valid Template:Sort Europe Aerodraco Holgado Pêgas 2020 Valid Template:Sort Europe Aerotitan Novas et al. 2012 Valid Template:Sort S. America Aetodactylus Myers 2010 Valid N. America Afrotapejara Martill et al. 2020 Valid Africa 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 Jacobs, Smith, & Zouhri 2024 Valid Template:Sort Africa Alamodactylus Andres Myers 2013 Valid Template:Sort N. America Alanqa Ibrahim et al. 2010 Valid Africa Albadraco Solomon et al. 2019 Valid Template:Sort Europe Alcione Longrich et al. 2018 Valid Africa Allkaruen Codorniú et al. 2016 Valid Template:Sort or Template:Sort S. America Altmuehlopterus Vidovic Martill 2017 Valid Template:Sort Europe Amblydectes Hooley 1914 Valid Europe Angustinaripterus He Xinlu et al. 1983 Valid Asia Known from a single skull recovered from the Shaximiao Formation. Its Dorygnathus-like teeth suggest it had a piscivorous diet. Anhanguera Campos Kellner 1985 Valid S. America A piscivorous anhanguerid from the Santana Formation. A study of its anatomy helped resolve controversy regarding pterodacyloids' posture while on the ground. Anurognathus Döderlein 1923 Valid Template:Sort. Europe A tiny (50 cm wingspan) insectivore known only from two skeletons recovered from the Solnhofen Formation. Apatomerus Williston 1903 Misidentification N. America Probably a misidentified plesiosaur. Apatorhamphus McPhee et al. 2020 Valid Africa Arambourgiania Nesov Kanznyshkina Cherepanov 1987 Valid Asia Aralazhdarcho Averianov 2007 Valid Asia Araripedactylus Wellnhofer 1977 Valid S. America Araripesaurus Price 1971 Valid S. America Archaeoistiodactylus Lü Fucha 2011 Valid Asia Arcticodactylus Kellner 2015 Valid Template:Sort Europe Ardeadactylus Bennett 2013 Valid Template:Sort Europe Argentinadraco Kellner & Calvo 2017 Valid S. America Arthurdactylus Frey Martill 1994 Valid S. America Aurorazhdarcho Frey Meyer Tischlinger 2011 Valid Template:Sort. Europe Aussiedraco Kellner Rodrigues Costa 2011 Valid Australia Austriadactylus Dalla Vecchia Wild Reitner 2002 Valid Europe Austriadraco Kellner 2015 Valid Template:Sort Europe Avgodectes Peters 2004 Jr. synonym N/A N/A Probable junior synonym of Haopterus. Aymberedactylus Pêgas et al. 2016 Valid Template:Sort S. America Azhdarcho Nesov 1984 Valid Asia Bakonydraco Ösi Weishampel Jianu 2005 Valid Europe Balaenognathus Martill et al. 2023 Valid Europe Banguela Headden Campos 2015 Jr. synonym Template:Sort S. America Subjective junior synonym of Thalassodromeus. Barbaridactylus Longrich et al. 2018 Valid Africa Barbosania Elgin Frey 2011 Valid S. America Batrachognathus Rjabinin 1948 Valid Template:Sort. Asia Beipiaopterus Lü 2003 Valid Asia Belonochasma Broili 1939 Misidentification N/A N/A A non-pterosaurian gnathostome. Bellubrunnus Hone et al. 2012 Valid Template:Sort Europe Bennettazhia Nesov 1991 Valid N. America Bergamodactylus Kellner 2015 Valid Template:Sort Europe Bogolubovia Nesov A. A. Yarkov 1989 Valid Asia Boreopterus Lü Q. Ji 2005 Valid Asia Brachytrachelus Giebel 1852 Preoccupied N/A N/A preoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus Brasileodactylus Kellner 1984 Valid S. America Cacibupteryx Gasparini Fernández de la Fuente 2004 Valid Cuba Caelestiventus Britt Dalla Vecchia Chure et al. 2018 Valid North America Caiuajara Manzig et al. 2014 Valid Template:Sort S. America Camposipterus Rodrigues Kellner 2013 Valid Template:Sort Europe "Campylognathus" Plieninger 1894 Preoccupied N/A N/A preoccupied name; now known as Campylognathoides Campylognathoides Strand 1928 Valid Europe Carniadactylus Dalla Vecchia 2009 Valid Europe Formerly Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi. Cascocauda Yang et al. 2022 Valid Middle Jurassic-Late Jurassic Asia Cathayopterus Wang Zhou 2006 Valid Asia Caulkicephalus Steel Martill et al. 2005 Valid Europe Caupedactylus Kellner 2013 Valid Template:Sort S. America Caviramus Fröbisch Fröbisch 2006 Valid Europe Cearadactylus Leonardi Borgomanero 1985 Valid S. America Ceoptera Martin-Silverstone et al. 2024 Valid Template:Sort Isle of Skye Changchengopterus Lü 2009 Valid Asia Chaoyangopterus Wang Zhou 2003 Valid Asia Cimoliopterus Rodrigues Kellner 2013 Valid Template:Sort Europe Cimoliornis Owen 1846 Nomen nudum N/A N/A Coloborhynchus Owen 1874 Valid Europe N. America S. America Africa Comodactylus Galton 1981 Nomen dubium N. America Cratonopterus Jiang et al. 2023 Valid Asia Cretornis Fritsch 1880 Valid Europe Criorhynchus Owen 1874 Jr. synonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Ornithocheirus. Cryodrakon Hone et al. 2019 Valid Template:Sort N. America Ctenochasma von Meyer 1852 Valid Template:Sort. Europe Cuspicephalus Martill Etches 2013 Valid Europe Cycnorhamphus Seeley 1870 Valid Template:Sort. Europe "Daitingopterus" Maisch Matzke Ge Sun 2004 Nomen nudum Europe Daohugoupterus Cheng et al. 2015 Valid Template:Sort Asia Darwinopterus Lü Unwin et al. 2009 Valid Asia Intermediate form between rhamphorhynchoids and pterodactyloids. Dawndraco Kellner 2010 Valid N. America Possible junior synonym of Geosternbergia. Dearc Jagielska et al. 2022 Valid Middle Jurassic Isle of Skye Dendrorhynchoides S.-A. Ji Q. Ji Padian 1999 Valid Template:Sort or Template:Sort Asia "Dendrorhynchus" S.-A. Ji Q. Ji 1998 Preoccupied N/A N/A Preoccupied name; now known as Dendrorhynchoides. Dermodactylus Marsh 1881 Nomen dubium N. America Dimorphodon Owen 1859 Valid Europe Diopecephalus Seeley 1871 Valid Europe Dolicorhamphus Seeley 1875 Nomen dubium Europe Domeykodactylus Martill Frey et al. 2000 Valid S. America Doratorhynchus Seeley 1875 Nomen vanum Template:Sort or Template:Sort Europe Dorygnathus Wagner 1860 Valid Europe Douzhanopterus Wang et al. 2017 Valid Asia Draigwenia Holgado 2021 Valid Early Cretaceous Europe Dsungaripterus Young 1964 Valid Template:Sort-Template:Sort Asia Elanodactylus Andres Ji, Q. 2008 Valid Asia Eoazhdarcho Lü Ji 2005 Valid Asia Eopteranodon Lü Zhang 2005 Valid Asia Eosipterus Ji Ji 1997 Valid Asia Epapatelo Fernandes et al. 2022 Valid Template:Sort Africa Eudimorphodon Zambelli 1973 Valid Europe Europejara Vullo et al. 2012 Valid Template:Sort Europe Eurazhdarcho Vremir et al. 2013 Valid Template:Sort Europe Eurolimnornis Kessler Jurcsák 1986 Valid Template:Sort Europe Originally described as a bird, subsequently reinterpreted as a pterosaur. Faxinalipterus Bonaparte, et al. 2010 Misidentification N/A N/A Originally described as a pterosaur, but has since been reinterpreted as a non-pterosaur pterosauromorph. Feilongus Wang, Kellner, et al. 2005 Valid Asia Fenghuangopterus Lü Fucha Chen 2010 Valid Asia Ferrodraco Pentland et al. 2019 Valid Template:Sort Australia Forfexopterus Jiang et al. 2016 Valid Template:Sort Asia Gallodactylus Fabre 1974 Jr. synonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Cycnorhamphus. Garudapterus Manitkoon et al. 2025 Valid Template:Sort Asia Geosternbergia Miller 1978 Valid N/A N/A Probable Jr. synonym of Pteranodon. Gegepterus X. Wang Kellner et al. 2007 Valid Asia Germanodactylus Yang 1964 Valid Template:Sort. Europe Gladocephaloideus Lü Ji Wei Liu 2011 Valid Asia Gnathosaurus von Meyer 1833 Valid Europe Guidraco Wang et al. 2012 Valid Template:Sort Asia Gwawinapterus Arbour Currie 2011 Misidentification N. America Initially thought to be an istiodactylid pterosaur, but subsequently reinterpreted as an indeterminate saurodontid fish. Haliskia Pentland et al. 2024 Valid Template:Sort Australia Hamipterus Wang et al. 2014 Valid Template:Sort Asia Haopterus Wang X. Lü 2001 Valid Asia Harpactognathus Carpenter Unwin et al. 2003 Valid N. America Hatzegopteryx Buffetaut Grigorescu Csiki 2002 Valid Europe Herbstosaurus Casamiquela 1974 Valid S. America Hongshanopterus X. Wang Campos et al. 2008 Valid Asia Huanhepterus Dong 1982 Valid Asia Huaxiadraco Pêgas et al. 2023 Valid Asia Huaxiapterus Lü C. Yuan 2005 Nomen dubium Asia Possible junior synonym of Sinopterus. Iberodactylus Holgado et al. 2019 Valid Template:Sort Europe Ikrandraco Wang et al. 2014 Valid Template:Sort Asia Inabtanin Rosenbach et al. 2024 Valid Template:Sort Asia Infernodrakon Thomas et al. 2025 Valid Template:Sort North America Ingridia Unwin Martill 2007 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Objective Jr. synonym of Tupandactylus. Istiodactylus Howse Milner Martill 2001 Valid Europe 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, and seemingly wrote it to beat out a major series of papers which the Wellnhopterus description was part of. Jeholopterus X. Wang Zhou 2002 Valid Template:Sort or Template:Sort Asia Jianchangnathus Cheng Wang Jiang Kellner 2012 Valid Asia Jianchangopterus Lü Bo 2011 Valid Asia Jidapterus Dong Sun Wu 2003 Valid Asia Kariridraco Cerqueira et al. 2021 Valid S. America Kepodactylus Harris Carpenter 1996 Valid N. America Keresdrakon Kellner et al. 2019 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort S. America Klobiodon O'Sullivan Martill 2018 Valid Europe Kunpengopterus X. Wang Kellner et al. 2010 Valid Asia Kryptodrakon Andres Clark Xu 2014 Valid Template:Sort and/or Template:Sort Asia Lacusovagus Witton 2008 Valid S. America Laopteryx Marsh 1881 Nomen dubium N. America Leptostomia Smith et al. 2020 Valid Template:Sort or Template:Sort Africa Liaodactylus C.-F. Zhou et al. 2017 Valid Asia Liaoningopterus X.-L. Wang Z.-H. Zhou 2003 Valid Asia Liaoxipterus Dong Lü 2005 Valid Asia Limnornis Kessler Jurcsák 1984 Preoccupied Template:Sort Europe Originally described as a bird; fossils later renamed Palaeolimnornis. Linlongopterus Rodrigues et al. 2015 Valid Template:Sort Asia Lingyuanopterus Xu et al. 2022 Valid Template:Sort Asia "Lithosteornis" Gervais 1844 Nomen nudum N/A N/A Nomen nudum Lonchodectes Hooley 1914 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort Europe Lonchodraco Rodrigues Kellner 2013 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort Europe Lonchognathosaurus Maisch Matzke Ge Sun 2004 Valid Asia Longchengpterus L. Wang L. Li et al. 2006 Valid Asia Luchibang Hone L. Li et al. 2020 Valid Asia Ludodactylus Frey Martill Buchy 2003 Valid S. America Luopterus Hone 2020 Valid Template:Sort Asia Lusognathus Fernandes et al. 2023 Valid Template:Sort Europe Maaradactylus Bantim et al. 2014 Valid S. America Macrotrachelus Giebel 1852 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Pterodactylus. Meilifeilong Wang Kellner et al. 2023 Valid Template:Sort Asia Melkamter Fernandes Pol Rauhut 2024 Valid S. America Mesadactylus Jensen Padian 1989 Valid N. America Microtuban Elgin Frey 2011 Valid Asia Mimodactylus Kellner et al. 2019 Valid Lebanon Mistralazhdarcho Vullo Garcia Godefroit et al. 2018 Valid Europe Moganopterus Lü et al. 2012 Valid Template:Sort Asia Montanazhdarcho Padian Horner de Ricqlès 1993 Valid N. America Muzquizopteryx Frey Buchy et al. 2006 Valid N. America Mythunga Molnar Thulborn 2008 Valid Australia Navajodactylus Sullivan Fowler 2011 Valid N. America Nemicolopterus X. Wang Kellner et al. 2008 Valid Asia Nesodactylus Colbert 1969 Valid Cuba Nesodon Jensen Ostrom 1977 Lapsus calami N/A N/A Misspelling of Nesodactylus, also preoccupied by a toxodont. Nicorhynchus Holgado Pêgas 2020 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort Africa Europe Ningchengopterus Lü 2009 Valid Asia Nipponopterus Zhou et al. 2025 Valid Asia Noripterus Yang 1973 Valid Asia Normannognathus Buffetaut J.-J. Lepage G. Lepage 1998 Valid Europe Nurhachius Wang Kellner et al. 2003 Valid Asia Nyctodactylus Marsh 1881 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Nyctosaurus. Nyctosaurus Marsh 1876 Valid N. America, S. America "Odontorhynchus" Stolley 1936 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Rhamphorhynchus. "Oolithorhynchus" Whalley 2000 Nomen nudum Manuscript name about which almost nothing is known. Orientognathus Lü et al. 2015 Valid Template:Sort Asia Ordosipterus Ji 2020 Valid Asia Ornithocephalus von Sömmering 1812 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Pterodactylus. Ornithocheirus Seeley 1869 Valid Template:Sort. Europe Ornithodesmus Seeley 1887 Misidentification N/A N/A Misidentified dromaeosaurid. Ornithopterus Fitzinger 1843 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Rhamphorhynchus. Ornithostoma Seeley 1871 Valid Europe "Osteornis" Gervais 1844 Nomen nudum N/A Europe Nomen ex dissertationae for pterosaur remains later named Palaeornis and Cimoliornis. Otogopterus Ji Zhang 2020 Valid Template:Sort Asia Pachagnathus Martínez et al. 2022 Valid Template:Sort S. America Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger 1843 Preoccupied N/A N/A Preoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus Palaeocursornis Kessler Jurcsák 1986 Valid Template:Sort Europe Originally described under the name Limnornis as a bird; Limnornis was preoccupied, and the fossils were subsequently reinterpreted as pterosaurian. Palaeornis Mantell 1844 Preoccupied N/A N/A preoccupied name. Pangupterus Lü et al. 2016 Valid Template:Sort Asia Paranurognathus Peters 2005 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Anurognathus. Parapsicephalus von Arthaber 1919 Valid Europe Peteinosaurus Wild 1978 Valid Europe Petrodactyle Hone et al. 2023 Valid Europe "Phobetor" Bakhurina 1986 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Noripterus. Phosphatodraco Pereda-Suberbiola Bardet et al. 2003 Valid Africa Piksi Varricchio 2002 Valid Template:Sort N. America Originally described as a bird, subsequently reinterpreted as a pterosaur. Plataleorhynchus Howse Milner 1995 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort Europe Prejanopterus Vidarte Calvo 2010 Valid Europe Preondactylus Wild 1983 Valid Europe "Pricesaurus" Bonaparte Sanchez 1986 Nomen nudum S. America Propterodactylus Spindler 2024 Valid Europe Ptenodactylus Seeley 1869 Preoccupied N/A N/A Preoccupied name. Ptenodracon Lydekker 1888 Jr. synonym N/A N/A Junior synonym of Ctenochasma. Pteranodon Marsh 1876 Valid N. America. Ptéro-dactyle Cuvier 1809 N/A N/A Renamed Pterodactylus. Pterodactylus Rafinesque 1815 Valid Template:Sort. Africa, Europe Pterodaustro Bonaparte 1970 Valid S. America Pterofiltrus Jiang Wang 2011 Valid Template:Sort Asia Pteromonodactylus Teryaev 1967 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Rhamphorhynchus. Pterorhynchus Czerkas Q. Ji 2002 Valid Asia Pterotherium Fischer von Waldheim 1813 Jr. snyonym N/A N/A Jr. synonym of Pterodactylus. Puntanipterus Bonaparte Sanchez 1975 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort S. America Qinglongopterus Lü Unwin et al. 2012 Valid Asia Quetzalcoatlus Lawson 1975 Valid N. America Radiodactylus Andres Myers 2013 Valid Template:Sort N. America Raeticodactylus Stecher 2008 Valid N/A N/A Possible junior synonym of Caviramus Rhabdopelix Cope 1870 Misidentification N/A N/A At first it was thought to be a Triassic pterosaur, but is now known to be (at least in part) a kuehneosaurid. Rhamphinion Padian 1984 Valid N. America Rhamphocephalus Seeley 1880 Misidentification Europe Originally assigned to Pterosauria, later reassigned to Thalattosuchia. Rhamphorhynchus von Meyer 1846 Valid Template:Sort. Africa, Europe Samrukia Naish et al. 2012 Valid Template:Sort Asia Originally described as a bird but reinterpreted as a pterosaur. Santanadactylus de Buisonjé 1980 Valid S. America Saratovia Averianov 2025 Valid Europe Scaphognathus Wagner 1861 Valid Template:Sort. Europe Seazzadactylus Dalla Vecchia 2019 Valid Template:Sort Europe Sericipterus Andres Clark X. Xing 2010 Valid Asia Serradraco Rigal Martill Sweetman 2017 Valid Template:Sort. Europe Shenzhoupterus Lü Unwin et al. 2008 Valid Asia Simurghia Longrich et al. 2018 Valid Africa Sinomacrops Wei et al. 2021 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort Asia Sinopterus X. Wang Z. Zhou 2003 Valid Asia Siroccopteryx Mader Kellner 1999 Valid N/A N/A Possible junior synonym of Coloborhynchus Skiphosoura Hone et al. 2024 Valid Template:Sort Europe Sordes Sharov 1971 Valid Template:Sort. Asia Spathagnathus Fernandes et al. 2025 Valid Template:Sort Europe Sultanuvaisia Nesov 1981 Misidentification Asia. Actually a fish. Tacuadactylus Soto et al. 2021 Valid S. America Tapejara Kellner 1989 Valid S. America Targaryendraco Pêgas et al. 2019 Valid Template:Sort Europe Tendaguripterus Unwin Heinrich 1999 Valid Africa Tethydraco Longrich et al. 2018 Valid Africa Thalassodromeus Kellner Campos 2002 Valid S. America Thanatosdrakon Ortiz David et al. 2022 Valid South America Thapunngaka Richards et al. 2021 Valid Australia "Titanopteryx" Arambourg 1959 Preoccupied Asia Preoccupied by a simuliid blackfly. It was later renamed Arambourgiania. Torukjara Pêgas 2024 Valid Template:Sort South America Tribelesodon Bassani 1886 Misidentification N/A N/A At first it was thought to be a Triassic pterosaur but is now known to be a misinterpreted specimen of the prolacertiform Tanystropheus. Tropeognathus Wellnhofer 1987 Valid S. America One of the largest anhanguerids. Tupandactylus Kellner Campos 2007 Valid S. America Tupuxuara Kellner Campos 1988 Valid S. America Uktenadactylus Rodrigues Kellner 2008 Valid N. America Possible junior synonym of Coloborhynchus Unwindia Martill 2011 Valid S. America Utahdactylus Czerkas Mickelson 2002 Valid N. America Vectidraco Naish Simpson Dyke 2013 Valid Template:Sort Europe Vesperopterylus Lü et al. 2017 Valid Asia Volgadraco Averianov Arkhangelsky Pervushov 2008 Valid Asia Wellnhopterus Andres, Langston Jr. 2021 Valid Late Cretaceous N. America Wenupteryx Codorniú Gasparini 2013 Valid Template:Sort S. America Wightia Martill et al. 2020 Valid Template:Sort Europe Wukongopterus X. Wang Kellner et al. 2009 Valid Asia "Wyomingopteryx" Bakker 1994 Nomen nudum Xericeps D. Martill et al. 2017 Valid Template:Sort to Template:Sort Africa Yelaphomte Martínez et al. 2022 Valid Template:Sort S. America Yixianopterus Lü S. Ji et al. 2006 Valid Asia Zhejiangopterus Z. Cai F. Wei 1994 Valid Asia Zhenyuanopterus Lü 2010 Valid Asia		File:Angustinaripterus NT.jpg Angustinaripterus File:Anhanguera.jpg Anhanguera File:AnurognathusDB.jpg Anurognathus File:Pterodactylus antiquus 01 by Line1.jpg Aurorazhdarcho File:Bakonydraco as tapejarid DB.jpg Bakonydraco File:Campylogn DB.jpg Campylognathoides File:Cearadactylus.jpg Cearadactylus File:Coloborhynchus piscator jconway.jpg Coloborhynchus File:Ctenochasma elegans-BackgroundKnockedOut-ROM-Dec29-07.png Ctenochasma File:Dimorphodon-macronyx jconway.jpg Dimorphodon File:Terrestrial Dorygnathus.png Dorygnathus File:Dsungaripterus weii.jpg Dsungaripterus and Noripterus File:Eudimorphodon NT small.jpg Eudimorphodon File:Feilongus NT.jpg Feilongus File:Altmuehlopterus DB.jpg Germanodactylus File:HoopterusGracilis-PaleozoologicalMuseumOfChina-May23-08.jpg Haopterus File:Hatzegopteryx.png Hatzegopteryx File:Istiodactylus scavenging.tif Istiodactylus File:Jeholopterus ningchengensis.png Jeholopterus File:LiaoningopterusDB.jpg Liaoningopterus File:Lonchodectes-concepts.png Lonchodectes File:Meilifeilong holotype.png Meilifeilong File:Melkamter (life restoration).jpg Melkamter File:Nemicolopterus.jpg Nemicolopterus File:Ningchengopterus liuae.jpg Ningchengopterus File:Nurhachius NT.jpg Nurhachius File:Nyctosaurus DB.jpg Nyctosaurus File:Ornithocheirus BW.jpg Ornithocheirus File:Preondactylus NT.jpg Preondactylus File:Propterodactylus frankerlae (holotype).jpg Propterodactylus File:Pteranodon longiceps mmartyniuk wiki.png Pteranodon File:Pterodactylus BMMS7 life.png Pterodactylus File:Pterodaustro BW.jpg Pterodaustro File:Quetzalcoatlus07.jpg Quetzalcoatlus File:Rhamphorhynchus munsteri.jpg Rhamphorhynchus File:Scaphognathus crassirostris cast - Pterosaurs Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs.jpg Scaphognathus File:SordesDB.jpg Sordes File:Tapejara.jpg Tapejara File:Thalassodromeus.jpg Thalassodromeus File:TapimpDB.jpg Tupandactylus File:Tupuxuara.jpg Tupuxuara File:Zhenjiangopterus jconway.jpg Zhejiangopterus

Ichnogenera

Genus Authors Year Status Age Location Notes Agadirichnus Ambroggi Lapparent 1954 Valid uK Africa Haenamichnus Hwang Huh et al. 2002 Valid uK Asia. More than 5 times as large as Pteraichnus, these tracks were probably made by azhdarchids. Kouphichnium Nopcsa 1923 Misidentification N/A N/A The trackmaker was probably a limulid. Pteraichnus Stokes 1957 Valid uJ Asia Europe N. America 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. Purbeckopus Delair 1963 Nomen dubium lK Europe.		File:Haenamichnuswittonnaish2008.png Haenamichnus

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

External links

• Pterosaur FAQs, by Raymond Thaddeus C. Ancog.
• The Pterosaur Database, by Paul Pursglove.