Pteros

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Geological Timeline

205 genera plotted across 186 million years of Mesozoic flight — from the first pterosaurs of the Late Triassic to the azhdarchids of the end-Cretaceous. Hover a pterosaur to identify it; click to explore.

202 genera
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
252 Ma201 Ma145 Ma66 Ma
Lagerpeton
Carniadactylus
Preondactylus
Bergamodactylus
Eudimorphodon
Faxinalipterus
Peteinosaurus
Austriadraco
Austriadactylus
Caelestiventus
Caviramus
Seazzadactylus
Dimorphodon
Rhamphinion
Campylognathoides
Dorygnathus
Allkaruen
Parapsicephalus
Linlongopterus
Angustinaripterus
Kunpengopterus
Darwinopterus
Ian The Wukongopterid
Wukongopterus
Batrachognathus
Jeholopterus
Jianchangopterus
Sericipterus
Sinomacrops
Sordes
Cascocauda
Changchengopterus
Dendrorhynchoides
Douzhanopterus
Fenghuangopterus
Jianchangnathus
Kryptodrakon
Pterorhynchus
Scaphognathus
Gnathosaurus
Aerodactylus
Bellubrunnus
Germanodactylus
Kepodactylus
Normannognathus
Vesperopterylus
Domeykodactylus
Rhamphorhynchus
Huanhepterus
Mesadactylus
Plataleorhynchus
Altmuehlopterus
Anurognathus
Harpactognathus
Herbstosaurus
Ardeadactylus
Cacibupteryx
Ctenochasma
Cuspicephalus
Cycnorhamphus
Diopecephalus
Eurolimnornis
Nesodactylus
Pterodactylus
Tendaguripterus
Dsungaripterus
Apatorhamphus
Zhenyuanopterus
Archaeoistiodactylus
Boreopterus
Cathayopterus
Caulkicephalus
Chaoyangopterus
Forfexopterus
Moganopterus
Gladocephaloideus
Klobiodon
Liaodactylus
Liaoxipterus
Orientognathus
Qinglongopterus
Sinuiju Anurognathid
Europejara
Longchengpterus
Luopterus
Arcticodactylus
Aurorazhdarcho
Elanodactylus
Eopteranodon
Eosipterus
Feilongus
Gegepterus
Haopterus
Hongshanopterus
Iberodactylus
Ikrandraco
Istiodactylus
Liaoningopterus
Nemicolopterus
Ningchengopterus
Prejanopterus
Serradraco
Yixianopterus
Afrotapejara
Araripesaurus
Arthurdactylus
Brasileodactylus
Barbosania
Pangupterus
Caupedactylus
Eoazhdarcho
Eurazhdarcho
Huaxiapterus
Jidapterus
Lacusovagus
Lonchognathosaurus
Santanadactylus
Sinopterus
Tapejara
Cearadactylus
Guidraco
Luchibang
Maaradactylus
Ordosipterus
Otogopterus
Pterodaustro
Tropeognathus
Ludodactylus
Tupandactylus
Anhanguera
Aymberedactylus
Banguela
Beipiaopterus
Coloborhynchus
Hamipterus
Keresdrakon
Mimodactylus
Nurhachius
Noripterus
Siroccopteryx
Unwindia
Vectidraco
Aetodactylus
Alanqa
Thalassodromeus
Tupuxuara
Hasandong Boreopterid
Aussiedraco
Mythunga
Draigwenia
Lonchodraco
Ornithocheirus
Targaryendraco
Uktenadactylus
Aerodraco
Aralazhdarcho
Camposipterus
Cimoliopterus
Ferrodraco
Leptostomia
Lonchodectes
Azhdarcho
Muzquizopteryx
Pteranodon
Bakonydraco
Geosternbergia
Dawndraco
Zhejiangopterus
Bennettazhia
Bogolubovia
Caiuajara
Cryodrakon
Montanazhdarcho
Mistralazhdarcho
Volgadraco
Albadraco
Piksi
Radiodactylus
Mongol Giant
Nyctosaurus
Pterofiltrus
Puntanipterus
Wenupteryx
Arambourgiania
Barbaridactylus
Navajodactylus
Phosphatodraco
Quetzalcoatlus
Shenzhoupterus
Tethydraco
Wightia
Hateg Island Azhdarchid
Argentinadraco
Hornby Island Azhdarchid
Hatzegopteryx
Padrillo Pterosaur
Aerotitan
Alamodactylus
Alcione
Microtuban
Ornithostoma
Simurghia
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