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Graphical timeline of pterosaurs

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Barrett PM, Butler RJ, Edwards NP, Milner AR. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. Zitteliana. 2008:61–107.
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Timeline showing the development of the extinct reptilian order
40: 8: 28:, together with an alphabetical listing of 24:period to its demise at the end of the 1273::  : Late Kimmeridgian-Tithonian 7: 32:species and their geological ages. 14: 1088:: Late Santonian-early Campanian 1080:: Late Coniacian-early Santonian 985:: Late Coniacian-early Santonian 973:: Late Santonian-early Campanian 638:: late Barremian – early Aptian 165:Angustinarhipterus longicephalus 20:from its appearance in the late 874:: Late Berriasian – Valanginian 730:: late Barremian – early Aptian 686:: late Barremian – early Aptian 677:: late Barremian – early Aptian 565:: Late Barremian – early Aptian 441:: Late Norian or early Rhaetian 390:: late Barremian – early Aptian 363:: late Barremian – early Aptian 1: 842:Lonchodectes compressirostris 704:Germanodactylus rhamphastinus 1294:: late Aptian-early Albian 914:Muzquizopterix coahuilensis 892:: Late Aptian-early Albian 872:Lonchodectes sagittirostris 1377: 1288:: Late Aptian-early Albian 1010:Ornithocheirus mesembrinus 614:Dorygnathus mistelgauensis 479:Coloborhynchus moroccensis 415:Campylognathoides liasicus 292:: Late Aptian-early Albian 1220:Rhamphorhynchus muensteri 1214:Rhamphorhynchus muensteri 1196:Rhamphocephalus bucklandi 1190:Rhamphocephalus bucklandi 1113:Pterodactylus longicollum 1107:Pterodactylus longicollum 698:Germanodactylus cristatus 506:Coloborhynchus spielburgi 500:Coloborhynchus sedgwickii 421:Campylognathoides zitteli 405:Campylognathoides indicus 1326:List of pterosaur genera 1304:Tupuxuara longicristatus 1255:: Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian 1157:Quetzalcoatlus northropi 901:: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian 866:Lonchodectes platystomus 860:Lonchodectes platystomus 811:: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian 748:: Middle-late Tithonian 657:Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi 583:: Early Middle Jurassic 512:Coloborhynchus wadleighi 1331:Phylogeny of pterosaurs 1286:Tupundactylus imperator 937:: Middle-late Oxfordian 910:: Middle-late Campanian 647:: Middle to late Norian 494:Coloborhynchus robustus 381:: Middle-late Oxfordian 301:: Middle to late Norian 1361:Paleontology timelines 1292:Tupundactylus navigans 1119:Pterodactylus micronyx 848:Lonchodectes giganteus 782:Istiodactylus sinensis 767:Huaxipterus corollatus 761:Huaxipterus benxiensis 719:Gnathosaurus subulatus 608:Dorygnathus banthensis 581:Dimorphodon weintraubi 554:Cycnorhamphus suevicus 548:Cycnorhamphus suevicus 316:: Middle-late Turonian 1145:: Bathonian-Callovian 1134:Pterodaustro guinazui 1077:Pteranodon sternbergi 1006:sp.: Early Cenomanian 946:: ?Valanginian-Albian 854:Lonchodectes microdon 850:: Cenomanian-Turonian 838:: Cenomanian-Turonian 793:: Bathonian-Callovian 488:cf. Coloborhynchus sp 314:Azhdarcho lancicollis 1159:: Late Maastrichtian 1153:: Late Maastrichtian 1092:Pteranodon longiceps 1085:Pteranodon longiceps 1016:Ornithocheirus simus 1000:sp.: Early Barremian 739:: Late Maastrichtian 651:Eudimorphodon ranzii 1216:: Late Kimmeridgian 1210:sp.: Late Callovian 1204:sp.: Late Bathonian 1184:Rhamphocephalus sp. 1109:: Late Kimmeridgian 977:Nyctosaurus lamegoi 955:: Late Kimmeridgian 550:: Late Kimmeridgian 533:Ctenochasma taqueti 527:Ctenochasma roemeri 225:Anhanguera santanae 1298:Tupuxaura leonardi 1198:: Middle Bathonian 1186:: Middle Bathonian 879:Lonchognathosaurus 592:: Lower Cretaceous 219:Anhanguera fittoni 213:Anhanguera cuvieri 200:Anhanguera cuvieri 194:Anhanguera cuvieri 1315:: Early Campanian 1192:: Early Bathonian 1094:: Early Campanian 983:Nyctosaurus nanus 883:: ?Aptian-Albian 561:Dendrorhynchoides 544:: Early Tithonian 535:: Early Tithonian 490:: Late Cenomanian 395:Campylognathoides 310:: Early Santonian 1368: 1059:Plataleorhynchus 836:compressirostris 616:: Early Toarcian 610:: Early Toarcian 604:: Early Toarcian 496:: Aptian-Albian 423:: Early Toarcian 417:: Early Toarcian 368:Brasileodactylus 1376: 1375: 1371: 1370: 1369: 1367: 1366: 1365: 1346: 1345: 1339: 1322: 1311:Zhejiangopterus 1306:: Aptian-Albian 1300:: Aptian-Albian 1282:: Aptian-Albian 1278:Thalassodromeus 1269:Tendaguripterus 1264:: Aptian-Albian 1208:Rhamphorhynchus 1202:Rhamphocephalus 1180:Early Bathonian 1176:Rhamphocephalus 1061:streptorophodon 1054:: Maastrichtian 1032:Parapsicephalus 1012:: Aptian-Albian 979:: Maastrichtian 951:Normannognathus 906:Montanazhdarcho 816:Liaoningopterus 757:: Late Jurassic 691:Germanodactylus 588:Domeykodactylus 508:: Aptian-Albian 455:Chaoyangopterus 450:: Aptian-Albian 439:schesaplanensis 372:: Aptian-Albian 330:Batrachognathus 297:Austriadactylus 272:Arcticodactylus 227:: Aptian-Albian 161: 156: 154: 38: 12: 11: 5: 1374: 1372: 1364: 1363: 1358: 1348: 1347: 1344: 1343: 1338: 1335: 1334: 1333: 1328: 1321: 1318: 1317: 1316: 1307: 1301: 1295: 1289: 1283: 1274: 1265: 1256: 1247: 1244:Sinopterus gui 1241: 1232: 1223: 1217: 1211: 1205: 1199: 1193: 1187: 1181: 1172: 1160: 1154: 1150:Quetzalcoatlus 1146: 1137: 1131: 1122: 1116: 1110: 1104: 1095: 1089: 1081: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1050:Phosphatodraco 1046: 1037: 1036:Early Toarcian 1028: 1019: 1013: 1007: 1004:Ornithocheirus 1001: 998:Ornithocheirus 994: 990:Ornithocheirus 986: 980: 974: 965: 956: 947: 938: 929: 924:Nemicolopterus 920: 911: 902: 893: 884: 875: 869: 863: 857: 851: 845: 839: 830: 827:brachyognathus 821: 812: 803: 794: 791:ningchengensis 785: 779: 770: 764: 758: 755:quingyangensis 749: 740: 731: 722: 716: 707: 701: 695: 694:: Kimmeridgian 687: 678: 669: 660: 654: 648: 639: 630: 621:Dsungaripterus 617: 611: 605: 593: 584: 578: 566: 557: 551: 545: 536: 530: 524: 515: 509: 503: 497: 491: 485: 476: 464:Coloborhynchus 460: 451: 442: 433: 428:Caulkicephalus 424: 418: 412: 402: 391: 382: 373: 364: 355: 354:– early Aptian 342: 326: 317: 311: 302: 293: 288:Arthurdactylus 284: 268: 260:Arambourgiania 256: 240: 228: 222: 216: 210: 197: 191: 181:blittersdorffi 175: 160: 157: 39: 37: 34: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1373: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1353: 1351: 1341: 1340: 1336: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1319: 1314: 1312: 1308: 1305: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1290: 1287: 1284: 1281: 1279: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1248: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1233: 1230: 1229:crassirostris 1228: 1227:Scaphognathus 1224: 1221: 1218: 1215: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1200: 1197: 1194: 1191: 1188: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1173: 1171: 1170:Pliensbachian 1168:: Sinemurian- 1167: 1165: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1151: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1141:Pterorhynchus 1138: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1100: 1099:Pterodactylus 1096: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1072:: Late Norian 1071: 1069: 1068:Preondactylus 1065: 1062: 1060: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1047: 1045:: Late Norian 1044: 1042: 1041:Peteinosaurus 1038: 1035: 1033: 1029: 1027:: Late Albian 1026: 1024: 1020: 1018:: Late Albian 1017: 1014: 1011: 1008: 1005: 1002: 999: 995: 992: 991: 987: 984: 981: 978: 975: 972: 970: 966: 963: 962:ignaciobritoi 961: 957: 954: 952: 948: 945: 943: 939: 936: 934: 930: 927: 925: 921: 919: 915: 912: 909: 907: 903: 900: 899:ornithosphyos 898: 894: 891: 889: 885: 882: 880: 876: 873: 870: 868:: Late Albian 867: 864: 861: 858: 856:: Late Albian 855: 852: 849: 846: 844:: Late Albian 843: 840: 837: 835: 831: 828: 826: 822: 819: 817: 813: 810: 808: 804: 801: 799: 795: 792: 790: 786: 783: 780: 777: 775: 774:Istiodactylus 771: 768: 765: 762: 759: 756: 754: 750: 747: 745: 744:Herbstosaurus 741: 738: 736: 735:Hatzegopteryx 732: 729: 727: 723: 720: 717: 714: 712: 708: 705: 702: 699: 696: 693: 692: 688: 685: 683: 679: 676: 674: 670: 668: 664: 663:Eudimorphodon 661: 659:: Late Norian 658: 655: 653:: Late Norian 652: 649: 646: 645:cf. E. ranzii 644: 643:Eudimorphodon 640: 637: 635: 631: 628: 624: 622: 618: 615: 612: 609: 606: 603: 602:D. banthensis 599: 598: 594: 591: 589: 585: 582: 579: 577: 573: 571: 567: 564: 563:curvidentatus 562: 558: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 542:canjuersensis 541: 540:Cycnorhamphus 537: 534: 531: 528: 525: 522: 520: 516: 514:: Late Albian 513: 510: 507: 504: 502:: Late Albian 501: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 484: 480: 477: 475: 471: 467: 465: 461: 458: 456: 452: 449: 447: 446:Cearadactylus 443: 440: 438: 434: 431: 429: 425: 422: 419: 416: 413: 410: 409:Pliensbachian 406: 403: 401: 397: 396: 392: 389: 387: 386:Cathayopterus 383: 380: 378: 374: 371: 369: 365: 362: 360: 356: 353: 349: 347: 346:Beipiaopterus 343: 341: 337: 333: 331: 327: 324: 322: 318: 315: 312: 309: 307: 303: 300: 298: 294: 291: 289: 285: 283: 279: 275: 274:cromptonellus 273: 269: 267: 266:Maastrichtian 263: 262:philadelphiae 261: 257: 255: 251: 247: 245: 244:Aralazhdarcho 241: 239: 235: 233: 229: 226: 223: 221:: late Albian 220: 217: 215:: Late Albian 214: 211: 209: 205: 201: 198: 195: 192: 190: 186: 182: 180: 176: 174: 170: 166: 163: 162: 158: 35: 33: 31: 27: 23: 19: 1309: 1303: 1297: 1291: 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1219: 1213: 1207: 1201: 1195: 1189: 1183: 1174: 1162: 1156: 1148: 1139: 1133: 1126:Pterodaustro 1124: 1118: 1115:: Tithonian 1112: 1106: 1097: 1091: 1083: 1075: 1066: 1063:: Berriasian 1057: 1052:mauritanicus 1048: 1039: 1030: 1023:Ornithostoma 1021: 1015: 1009: 1003: 997: 988: 982: 976: 967: 958: 949: 944:complicidens 940: 933:Nesodactylus 931: 922: 913: 904: 897:Mesadactylus 895: 888:Ludodactylus 886: 881:acutirostris 877: 871: 865: 859: 853: 847: 841: 834:Lonchodectes 832: 825:Liaoxipterus 823: 814: 807:Kepodactylus 805: 796: 789:Jeholopterus 787: 781: 772: 766: 760: 753:Huanhepterus 751: 742: 733: 724: 718: 715:: Berriasian 711:Gnathosaurus 709: 703: 697: 689: 680: 671: 662: 656: 650: 641: 632: 619: 613: 607: 601: 595: 586: 580: 568: 559: 553: 547: 538: 532: 529:: Berriasian 526: 523:: Tithonian 517: 511: 505: 499: 493: 487: 478: 466:clavirostris 462: 453: 444: 435: 426: 420: 414: 404: 393: 384: 377:Cacibupteryx 375: 366: 357: 344: 340:Kimmeridgian 328: 319: 313: 304: 295: 286: 270: 258: 242: 232:Anurognathus 230: 224: 218: 212: 199: 193: 177: 164: 17: 15: 1313:linhaiensis 1262:wellnhoferi 1231:: Tithonian 1222:: Tithonian 1164:Rhamphinion 1143:wellnhoferi 1121:: Tithonian 1103:: Tithonian 993:sp.: Albian 969:Nyctosaurus 953:wellnhoferi 778:: Barremian 721:: Tithonian 706:: Tithonian 700:: Tithonian 627:Valanginian 597:Dorygnathus 570:Dimorphodon 556:: Tithonian 519:Ctenochasma 474:Valanginian 432:: Barremian 430:trimicrodon 398:sp.: Early 370:araripensis 359:Boreopterus 325:: Santonian 321:Bakonydraco 290:conandoylei 246:bostobensis 18:Pterosauria 1356:Pterosaurs 1350:Categories 1337:References 1236:Sinopterus 1070:buffarinii 960:Nurhachius 942:Noripterus 809:insperatus 798:Jidapterus 682:Gegepterus 665:sp.: Late 634:Eosipterus 576:Sinemurian 483:Cenomanian 470:Berriasian 379:caribensis 204:Cenomanian 179:Anhanguera 26:Cretaceous 1025:sedgwicki 935:hesperius 926:crypticus 918:Coniacian 726:Haopterus 673:Feilongus 481:: Early 437:Caviramus 411:-Toarcian 352:Barremian 348:chenianus 336:Oxfordian 306:Azhdarcho 299:cristatus 254:Campanian 250:Santonian 238:Tithonian 173:Callovian 169:Bathonian 30:pterosaur 1320:See also 1260:Tapejara 1246:: Aptian 1240:: Aptian 1166:jenkinsi 1136:: Albian 1130:: Aptian 1128:guinazui 1101:antiquus 1043:zambelli 971:gracilis 964:: Aptian 928:: Aptian 916:: Early 890:sibbicki 862:: Albian 829:: Aptian 820:: Aptian 802:: Aptian 784:: Aptian 776:latidens 769:: Aptian 763:: Aptian 746:pigmaeus 737:thambema 728:gracilis 713:macrurus 625:: ? 590:ceciliae 572:macronyx 459:: Aptian 400:Toarcian 282:Rhaetian 208:Turonian 196:: Albian 36:Timeline 22:Triassic 1253:pilosus 1034:purdoni 800:edentus 667:Carnian 629:-Albian 574:: Late 521:elegens 468:: Late 388:grabaui 350:: Late 323:galaczi 252:-early 1251:Sordes 684:changi 675:youngi 457:zhangi 332:volans 278:Norian 234:ammoni 189:Albian 185:Aptian 1280:sethi 1271:recki 1238:dongi 908:minor 636:yangi 448:atrox 361:cuiae 996:cf. 623:weii 600:cf. 159:Data 1178:sp. 818:gui 308:sp. 1352:: 472:– 407:: 334:: 276:: 264:: 248:: 236:: 202:: 183:: 167:: 338:- 280:– 206:- 187:- 171:-

Index

Triassic
Cretaceous
pterosaur
Bathonian
Callovian
Anhanguera
Aptian
Albian
Cenomanian
Turonian
Anurognathus
Tithonian
Aralazhdarcho
Santonian
Campanian
Arambourgiania
Maastrichtian
Arcticodactylus
Norian
Rhaetian
Arthurdactylus
Austriadactylus
Azhdarcho
Bakonydraco
Batrachognathus
Oxfordian
Kimmeridgian
Beipiaopterus
Barremian
Boreopterus

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