Ornithocheiromorpha

Ornithocheiromorphs Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous,
Fossil specimen of Lonchodectes compressirostris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:	†Pteranodontoidea
Clade:	†Ornithocheiromorpha Andres et al.,, 2014
Subgroups
†Hongshanopterus †Lonchodectes †Lanceodontia †Cimoliopterus †Ikrandraco †Istiodactylidae †Anhangueria †Boreopteridae †Brasileodactylus †Camposipterus †Cearadactylus †Ludodactylus †Ornithocheirae †Anhangueridae †Ornithocheiridae

Ornithocheiromorpha is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea.

The Ornithocheiromorpha was defined in 2014 by Andres and colleagues. They made Ornithocheiromorpha the most inclusive clade containing Ornithocheirus but not Pteranodon.

Classification

Below is a cladogram showing the results of a phylogenetic analysis presented by Andres & Myers, 2014.

Pteranodontoidea	Pteranodon Ornithocheiromorpha Hongshanopterus Lonchodectes Lanceodontia Istiodactylidae Anhangueria Boreopteridae Cearadactylus Brasileodactylus Ludodactylus Ornithocheirae Anhangueridae  Ornithocheiridae