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Novialoidea

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Novialoidea was named by Kellner (2003). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Macronychoptera by Andres et al. (2010) and Andres et al. (2014); and to Pterosauria by Wei et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Novialoidea Kellner fig. 115
2010Novialoidea Andres et al. fig. 7
2014Novialoidea Andres et al.
2021Novialoidea Wei et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
NovialoideaKellner 2003
NovialoideaKellner 2003

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Novialoidea Kellner 2003
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Unr. †Breviquartossa Unwin 2003
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G. †Allkaruen Codorniú et al. 2016
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Allkaruen koi Codorniú et al. 2016
Fm. †Rhamphorhynchidae Seeley 1870
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G. †Bellubrunnus Hone et al. 2012
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Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri Hone et al. 2012
G. †Campylognathus Plieninger 1894
G. †Dendrorhynchus Ji and Ji 1998
G. †Klobiodon O'Sullivan and Martill 2018
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Klobiodon rochei O'Sullivan and Martill 2018
G. †Odontorhynchus Stolley 1936
Subfm. †Rhamphorhynchinae Nopcsa 1928
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Tr. †Angustinaripterini He et al. 1983
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G. †Dearc Jagielska et al. 2022
G. †Angustinaripterus He et al. 1983
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G. †Cacibupteryx Gasparini et al. 2004
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Cacibupteryx caribensis Gasparini et al. 2004
G. †Dorygnathus Wagner 1860
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Dorygnathus banthensis Theodori 1831
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Invalid names: Dorygnathus mistelgauensis Wild 1971 [synonym]
G. †Nesodactylus Colbert 1969
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Nesodactylus hesperius Colbert 1969
G. †Orientognathus Lu et al. 2015
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Orientognathus chaoyangensis Lu et al. 2015
G. †Pterorhynchus Czerkas and Ji 2002
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Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi Czerkas and Ji 2002
G. †Qinglongopterus Lü et al. 2012
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Qinglongopterus guoi Lü et al. 2012
G. †Rhamphocephalus Seeley 1880
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus aclandi Owen 1874 [synonym], Pterodactylus duncani Owen 1874 [synonym], Pterodactylus kiddi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dolichorhamphus Seeley 1885 [synonym], Rhamphocephalus prestwichi Seeley 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Rhamphorhynchus Meyer 1847
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Rhamphorhynchus etchesi O'Sullivan and Martill 2015
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Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus suevicus Fraas 1855 [synonym]
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri Goldfuss 1831
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Invalid names: Odontorhynchus aculeatus Stolley 1936 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi Meyer 1846 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus intermedius Koh 1937 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus Münster 1839 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus longiceps Woodward 1902 [synonym], Rhamphorhynchus phyllurus Marsh 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis Reck 1931 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sericipterus Andres et al. 2010
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Sericipterus wucaiwanensis Andres et al. 2010
Subfm. †Scaphognathinae Hooley
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G. †Jianchangopterus Lü and Bo 2011
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Jianchangopterus zhaoianus Lü and Bo 2011
G. †Scaphognathus Wagner 1861
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Scaphognathus crassirostris Goldfuss 1831
Scaphognathus robustus Cheng 2012
Invalid names: Brachytrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pachyrhamphus Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
G. †Sordes Sharov 1971
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Sordes pilosus Sharov 1971
Invalid names: Angustinaripterinae He et al. 1983 [empty]
Unr. †Lonchognatha Unwin 2003
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G. †Harpactognathus Carpenter et al. 2003
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Harpactognathus gentryii Carpenter et al. 2003
Unr. †Monofenestrata Lü et al. 2010
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Unr. †Caelidracones Unwin 2003
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Fm. †Anurognathidae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Anurognathus Döderlein 1923
Subfm. †Batrachognathinae Kellner 2010
G. †Batrachognathus Riabinin 1948
G. †Dendrorhynchoides Ji et al. 1999
G. †Jeholopterus Wang et al. 2002
G. †Luopterus Hone 2020
G. †Vesperopterylus Lu et al. 2017
G. †Changchengopterus Lü 2009
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G. †Cuspicephalus Martill and Etches 2013
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Cuspicephalus scarfi Martill and Etches 2013
G. †Darwinopterus Lü et al. 2010
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Darwinopterus linglongtaensis Wang et al. 2010
Darwinopterus modularis Lü et al. 2010
Darwinopterus robustodens Lü et al. 2011
G. †Douzhanopterus Wang et al. 2017
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Douzhanopterus zhengi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Pterodactylus Cuvier 1809
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Pterodactylus antiquus Soemmerring 1812
Pterodactylus dubius Münster 1832
Pterodactylus giganteus Bowerbank 1846
Pterodactylus kochi Wagner 1837
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer 1850 [synonym]
Pterodactylus lavateri Meyer 1838
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Invalid names: Pterodactylus crocodilocephaloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym]
Pterodactylus medius Münster 1831
Pterodactylus micronyx Meyer 1856
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Invalid names: Ornithocephalus redenbacheri Wagner 1851 [synonym]
Pterodactylus propinquus Wagner 1857
Invalid names: Diopecephalus Seeley 1871 [synonym], Macrotrachelus Giebel 1852 [synonym], Pterodactylus arningi Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus brancai Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterodactylus maximus Reck 1931 [nomen dubium], Pterotherium Fischer 1813 [synonym]
G. †Wukongopterus Wang et al. 2009
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Wukongopterus lii Wang et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 201.30000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (111 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pterodactylus sp. (53947)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Wales) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (46118 46137)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Lorraine) Dorygnathus banthensis (68316)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Dorygnathus sp. (96060)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Dorygnathus banthensis (91564 91704 91705)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bayern) Dorygnathus banthensis (91558 91562 91563 91565) Dorygnathus mistelgauensis (28506)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91559 91560 91561 91587 91588 91589 91592 91593 91594 91595 91596 91597 91598 91599 91600 91659 91663 91664 91667 91668 91671 91672 91673 91690 91691) Dorygnathus sp. (91692)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dorygnathus banthensis (91658)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian180.1 - 168.4Argentina (Chubut) Allkaruen koi (188879)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Anurognathidae indet. (92017)
Bajocian - Oxfordian170.3 - 157.3China (Sichuan) Angustinaripterus longicephalus (24883)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Pterodactyloidea indet. (61891)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Klobiodon rochei (153647)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (176120)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchoidea indet. (31054) Rhamphorhynchus depressirostris (52546)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Rhamphocephalus sp. (91989) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (57124)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Dearc sgiathanach (61381)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus bucklandi, Pterodactylus kiddi, Pterodactylus duncani, Pterodactylus aclandi (59357) Rhamphocephalus sp. (57120 57140)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Liaoning) Changchengopterus pani, Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus sp., Darwinopterus modularis, Darwinopterus linglongtaensis, Darwinopterus robustodens, Jianchangopterus zhaoianus, Scaphognathus robustus, Douzhanopterus zhengi (92421)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Hebei) Changchengopterus pani, Qinglongopterus guoi, Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis, Anurognathidae indet. (91265)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Pterosauria indet. (37596)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Hebei) Sinomacrops bondei (168798)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi, Jeholopterus ningchengensis (27891)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Basse-Normandie) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92054)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (92052)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (92050) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (109800)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) Batrachognathus volans, Sordes pilosus (92136)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) Sericipterus wucaiwanensis (93870)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus bucklandi (100669)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Nesodactylus hesperius (90871)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Leiria) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (69698)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Cacibupteryx caribensis (90872)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1China (Xinjiang) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (47056)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Pterodactylus cirinensis (92110)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Rhamphorhynchus sp. (117200)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Pterodactylus sp. (24563)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Cuspicephalus scarfi (120291)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Rhamphorhynchinae indet. (90874)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94534)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Lourinha) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (154213)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (57682) Rhamphorhynchus sp. (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (154138) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps (41817)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri (130288)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Pterodactylus sp. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Lisboa) Pterosauria indet. (163145)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Pterosauria indet. (38680)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Pterosauria indet. (49577)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Pterodactylus brancai (47160) Pterodactylus maximus (47154) Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis (89996)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Scaphognathus crassirostris (154723)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Rhamphorhynchus etchesi (178843)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Pterodactylus longicaudus (29012) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (58604 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (164377)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Pterodactylus longicaudus (117534 123906 139551) Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus (53034 212958) Rhamphorhynchus sp., Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi, Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus, Pterodactylus crassirostris, Pterodactylus kochi, Rhamphorhynchus longiceps, Pterodactylus micronyx, Anurognathus ammoni, Ornithocephalus antiquus, Pterodactylus spectabilis (84365)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (94535)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Pterodactylus micronyx (212954) Pterodactylus sp. (212957) Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (212956)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (45726)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Rhamphorhynchidae indet. (204990)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8China (Liaoning) Orientognathus chaoyangensis (165439)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Pterodactylus sp. (91990)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Dendrorhynchus curvidentatus (10761)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Versperopterylus lamadongensis (105772)