Table 1.
Abbreviated taxonomic history of the Ornithocheirus complex from the Cretaceous of England. Single quotation marks indicate provisional genera.<br/>
| Original description | Seeley, 1870 | Hooley, 1914 | Wellnhofer, 1978 | Unwin, 2001 | This work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornithocheirus brachyrhinus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus brachyrhinus | Ornithocheirus brachyrhinus | Ornithocheirus brachyrhinus | Anhanguera cuvieri | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus capito Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus capito | Criorhynchus capito | Criorhynchus capito | Coloborhynchus capito | ‘Ornithocheirus’ capito |
| Ornithocheirus carteri Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus carteri | – | Criorhynchus simus | Ornithocheirus simus | nomen dubium |
| Coloborhynchus clavirostris Owen, 1874 | – | Criorhynchus simus | Criorhynchus simus | Coloborhynchus clavirostris | Coloborhynchus clavirostris |
| Ornithocheirus colorhinus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus colorhinus | Ornithocheirus colorhinus | Ornithocheirus colorhinus | Anhanguera cuvieri | Camposipterus(?) colorhinus |
| Pterodactylus compressirostris Owen, 1852 | – | Lonchodectes compressirostris | Ornithocheirus compressirostris | Lonchodectes compressirostris | nomen dubium |
| Pterodactylus cuvieri Bowerbank, 1852 | Ornithocheirus cuvieri | Ornithocheirus cuvieri | Ornithocheirus cuvieri | Anhanguera cuvieri | Cimoliopterus cuvieri |
| Palaeornis cliftii Mantell, 1844 | – | Ornithocheirus clifti [sic] | Ornithocheirus clifti [sic] | – | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus crassidens Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus crassidens | Amblydectes crassidens | Criorhynchus crassidens | Coloborhynchus sedgwickii | nomen dubium |
| Coloborhynchus clavirostris Owen, 1874 | – | Criorhynchus simus | Criorhynchus simus | Coloborhynchus clavirostris | Coloborhynchus clavirostris |
| Pterodactylus curtus Owen, 1874 | – | Ornithocheirus curtus | Ornithocheirus curtus | – | nomen nudum |
| Pterodactylus daviesii Owen, 1874 | – | Lonchodectes daviesii | Ornithocheirus daviesi [sic] | Lonchodectes platystomus | ‘Pterodactylus’ daviesii |
| Ornithocheirus dentatus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus dentatus | Ornithocheirus dentatus | Ornithocheirus dentatus | Anhanguera cuvieri | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus denticulatus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus denticulatus | Ornithocheirus denticulatus | – | Anhanguera cuvieri | ‘Ornithocheirus’ denticulatus |
| Cimoliornis diomedeus Owen, 1846 | – | Ornithocheirus diomedius [sic] | Ornithocheirus diomedius [sic] | – | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus enchorhynchus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus enchorhynchus | Ornithocheirus enchorhynchus | Ornithocheirus enchorhynchus | Anhanguera cuvieri | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus eurygnathus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus eurygnathus | Amblydectes eurygnathus | Criorhynchus eurygnathus | Coloborhynchus capito | nomen dubium |
| Pterodactylus fittoni Owen, 1859 | Ornithocheirus fittoni | Ornithocheirus fittoni | Ornithocheirus fittoni | Anhanguera fittoni | nomen dubium |
| Pterodactylus giganteus Bowerbank, 1846 | – | Lonchodectes giganteus | Ornithocheirus giganteus | Lonchodectes giganteus | Lonchodraco giganteus |
| Ornithocheirus huxleyi Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus huxleyi | – | Ornithocheirus huxleyi | Lonchodectes microdon | – |
| Ornithocheirus machaerorhynchus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus machaerorhynchus | Lonchodectes machaeorhynchus [sic] | Ornithocheirus machaeorhynchus [sic] | Lonchodectes machaerorhynchus | Lonchodraco machaerorhynchus |
| Ornithocheirus microdon Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus microdon | Lonchodectes microdon | Ornithocheirus microdon | Lonchodectes microdon | Lonchodraco(?) microdon |
| Ornithocheirus nasutus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus nasutus | Ornithocheirus nasutus | Ornithocheirus nasutus | Anhanguera fittoni | Camposipterus nasutus |
| Pterodactylus nobilis | – | Ornithocheirus nobilis | – | – | nomen nudum |
| Ornithocheirus oweni Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus oweni | Lonchodectes oweni | Ornithocheirus oweni | Lonchodectes microdon | Lonchodraco(?) microdon |
| Ornithocheirus oxyrhinus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus oxyrhinus | Ornithocheirus oxyrhinus | Ornithocheirus oxyrhinus | nomen nudum | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus platyrhinus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus platyrhinus | Criorhynchus platyrhinus | Criorhynchus simus | Ornithocheirus simus | Ornithocheirus simus |
| Ornithocheirus platystomus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus platystomus | Amblydectes platystomus | Criorhynchus platystomus | Lonchodectes platystomus | ‘Ornithocheirus’ platystomus |
| Ornithocheirus polyodon Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus polyodon | Ornithocheirus polyodon | Ornithocheirus polyodon | Anhanguera fittoni | ‘Ornithocheirus’ polyodon |
| Ornithocheirus reedi Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus reedi | Criorhynchus reedi | Criorhynchus reedi | Coloborhynchus capito | ‘Ornithocheirus’ capito |
| Pterodactylus sagittirostris Owen, 1874 | – | Lonchodectes sagittirostris | Ornithocheirus sagittirostris | Lonchodectes sagittirostris | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus scaphorhynchus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus scaphorhynchus | Lonchodectes scaphorhynchus | Ornithocheirus scaphorhynchus | Anhanguera cuvieri | nomen dubium |
| Pterodactylus sedgwickii Owen, 1859 | Ornithocheirus sedgwicki [sic] | Ornithocheirus sedgwicki [sic] | Ornithocheirus sedgwicki [sic] | Coloborhynchus sedgwickii | Camposipterus(?) sedgwickii |
| Pterodactylus simus Owen, 1861 | Ornithocheirus simus | Criorhynchus simus | Criorhynchus simus | Ornithocheirus simus | Ornithocheirus simus |
| Ornithocheirus tenuirostris Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus tenuirostris | Lonchodectes tenuirostris | Ornithocheirus tenuirostris | Lonchodectes compressirostris | nomen dubium |
| Pterodactylus woodwardi Owen, 1861 | Ornithocheirus woodwardi | Criorhynchus woodwardi | Criorhynchus simus | Coloborhynchus sedgwicki | nomen dubium |
| Ornithocheirus xyphorhynchus Seeley, 1870 | Ornithocheirus xyphorhynchus | Ornithocheirus xyphorhynchus | Ornithocheirus xyphorhynchus | Anhanguera cuvieri | nomen dubium |