Review and expanded anatomical analyses place Pterosauria within archosaur Ornithodira near dinosaurs, but its precise origin and closest relatives remain analysis-dependent.
claim:taxon:pterosauria:taxonomyThe origin of Pterosaurs
Baron, M.G.
Year2021
Source rolesystematic-review
DOI / ID10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103777
Fitness and scope
taxonomy · topology · methods
Systematic review with expanded anatomical phylogenetic analyses. It supports an ornithodiran archosaur placement while retaining uncertainty over pterosaur origins and closest relatives.