Graphical timeline of pterosaurs
Appearance
Timeline

Data
- Austriadactylus cristatus: Middle to late Norian.
- Eudimorphodon cf. E. ranzii: Middle to late Norian.
- Eudimorphodon ranzii: Late Norian
- Peteinosaurus zambelli: Late Norian
- Preondactylus buffarinii: Late Norian
- Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi: Late Norian
- Caviramus schesaplanensis: Late Norian or early Rhaetian
- Arcticodactylus cromptonellus: Norian–Rhaetian
- Eudimorphodon sp.: Late Carnian
- Campylognathoides indicus: Pliensbachian-Toarcian
- Dimorphodon macronyx: Late Sinemurian
- Parapsicephalus purdoni Early Toarcian
- Dorygnathus cf. D. banthensis: Early Toarcian
- Campylognathoides liasicus: Early Toarcian
- Campylognathoides zitteli: Early Toarcian
- Dorygnathus banthensis: Early Toarcian
- Dorygnathus banthensis: Early Toarcian
- Dorygnathus mistelgauensis: Early Toarcian
- Campylognathoides sp.: Early Toarcian
- Dorygnathus banthensis: Early Toarcian
- Rhamphinion jenkinsi: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian
- Jeholopterus ningchengensis: Bathonian-Callovian
- Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi: Bathonian-Callovian
- Angustinarhipterus longicephalus: Bathonian-Callovian
- Rhamphocephalus sp. Early Bathonian
- Rhamphocephalus sp.: Middle Bathonian
- Rhamphocephalus bucklandi: Early Bathonian
- Rhamphocephalus bucklandi: Middle Bathonian
- Rhamphocephalus sp.: Late Bathonian
- Ramphorhynchus sp.: Late Callovian
- Dimorphodon weintraubi: Early Middle Jurassic
- Tendaguripterus recki: : Late Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
- Huanhepterus quingyangensis: Late Jurassic
- Batrachognathus volans: Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian
- Sordes pilosus: Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian
- Germanodactylus: Kimmeridgian
- Ctenochasma taqueti: Early Tithonian
- Normannognathus wellnhoferi: Late Kimmeridgian
- Rhamphorhynchus muensteri: Late Kimmeridgian
- Cycnorhamphus suevicus: Late Kimmeridgian
- Pterodactylus longicollum: Late Kimmeridgian
- Cycnorhamphus canjuersensis: Early Tithonian
- Rhamphorhynchus muensteri: Tithonian
- Germanodactylus rhamphastinus: Tithonian
- Pterodactylus antiquus: Tithonian
- Pterodactylus longicollum: Tithonian
- Anurognathus ammoni: Tithonian
- Rhamphorhynchus muensteri: Tithonian
- Scaphognathus crassirostris: Tithonian
- Cycnorhamphus suevicus: Tithonian
- Pterodactylus antiquus: Tithonian
- Pterodactylus micronyx: Tithonian
- Ctenochasma elegens: Tithonian
- Gnathosaurus subulatus: Tithonian
- Pterodactylus longicollum: Tithonian
- Germanodactylus cristatus: Tithonian
- Germanodactylus rhamphastinus: Tithonian
- Nesodactylus hesperius: Middle-late Oxfordian
- Cacibupteryx caribensis: Middle-late Oxfordian
- Mesadactylus ornithosphyos: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
- Kepodactylus insperatus: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
- Herbstosaurus pigmaeus: Middle-late Tithonian
- Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus: Late Barremian – early Aptian
- Feilongus youngi: late Barremian – early Aptian
- Beipiaopterus chenianus: Late Barremian – early Aptian
- Eosipterus yangi: late Barremian – early Aptian
- Cathayopterus grabaui: late Barremian – early Aptian
- Gegepterus changi: late Barremian – early Aptian
- Boreopterus cuiae: late Barremian – early Aptian
- Haopterus gracilis: late Barremian – early Aptian
- Istiodactylus sinensis: Aptian
- Nurhachius ignaciobritoi: Aptian
- Chaoyangopterus zhangi: Aptian
- Huaxipterus benxiensis: Aptian
- Huaxipterus corollatus: Aptian
- Jidapterus edentus: Aptian
- Sinopterus dongi: Aptian
- Sinopterus gui: Aptian
- Liaoningopterus gui: Aptian
- Liaoxipterus brachyognathus: Aptian
- Nemicolopterus crypticus: Aptian
- Lonchognathosaurus acutirostris: ?Aptian-Albian
- Dsungaripterus weii: ?Valanginian-Albian
- Noripterus complicidens: ?Valanginian-Albian
- Anhanguera cuvieri: Albian
- Anhanguera cuvieri: Late Albian
- Anhanguera fittoni: late Albian
- Coloborhynchus sedgwickii: Late Albian
- Ornithocheirus simus: Late Albian
- Ornithostoma sedgwicki: Late Albian
- Lonchodectes compressirostris: Late Albian
- Lonchodectes microdon: Late Albian
- Lonchodectes platystomus: Late Albian
- Gnathosaurus macrurus: Berriasian
- Plataleorhynchus streptorophodon: Berriasian
- Ctenochasma roemeri: Berriasian
- Coloborhychus clavirostris: Late Berriasian – Valanginian
- Lonchodectes sagittirostris: Late Berriasian – Valanginian
- Caulkicephalus trimicrodon: Barremian
- Istiodactylus latidens: Barremian
- Lonchodectes platystomus: Albian
- Coloborhynchus wadleighi: Late Albian
- Pterodaustro guinazui: Aptian
- Pterodaustro guinazui: Albian
- Anhanguera blittersdorffi: Aptian-Albian
- Anhanguera santanae: Aptian-Albian
- Brasileodactylus araripensis: Aptian-Albian
- Coloborhynchus robustus: Aptian-Albian
- Coloborhynchus spielburgi: Aptian-Albian
- Ornithocheirus mesembrinus: Aptian-Albian
- Cearadactylus atrox: Aptian-Albian
- Tapejara wellnhoferi: Aptian-Albian
- Thalassodromeus sethi: Aptian-Albian
- Tupuxuara longicristatus: Aptian-Albian
- Tupuxaura leonardi: Aptian-Albian
- Arthurdactylus conandoylei: Late Aptian-early Albian
- Ludodactylus sibbicki: Late Aptian-early Albian
- Tupundactylus imperator: Late Aptian-early Albian
- Tupundactylus navigans: late Aptian-early Albian
- Domeykodactylus ceciliae: Lower Cretaceous
- Phosphatodraco mauritanicus: Maastrichtian
- Arambourgiania philadelphiae: Maastrichtian
- Nyctosaurus lamegoi: Maastrichtian
- Hatzegopteryx thambema: Late Maastrichtian
- Coloborhynchus moroccensis: Early Cenomanian
- cf. Coloborhynchus sp: Late Cenomanian
- Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis: Early Campanian
- Aralazhdarcho bostobensis: Santonian-early Campanian
- ?Azhdarcho sp.: Early Santonian
- Azhdarcho lancicollis: Middle-late Turonian
- Anhanguera cuvieri: Cenomanian-Turonian
- Lonchodectes compressirostris: Cenomanian-Turonian
- Lonchodectes giganteus: Cenomanian-Turonian
- Bakonydraco galaczi: Santonian
- Muzquizopterix coahuilensis: Early Coniacian
- Montanazhdarcho minor: Middle-late Campanian
- Pteranodon sternbergi: Late Coniacian-early Santonian
- Pteranodon longiceps: Late Santonian-early Campanian
- Pteranodon longiceps: Early Campanian
- Nyctosaurus nanus: Late Coniacian-early Santonian
- Nyctosaurus gracilis: Late Santonian-early Campanian
- Quetzalcoatlus northropi: Late Maastrichtian
- Quetzalcoatlus: Late Maastrichtian
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References
- Barrett PM, Butler RJ, Edwards NP, Milner AR. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. Zitteliana. 2008:61–107.