Pteranodontia

Pteranodontians Temporal range: Turonian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skull specimen (AMNH 7515) of the pteranodontid Pteranodon longiceps
Skull cast of the nyctosaurid Nyctosaurus gracilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:	†Pteranodontoidea
Clade:	†Pteranodontia Marsh, 1887
Subgroups
†Pteranodontidae †Nyctosauromorpha Alamodactylus Cretornis †Aponyctosauria Alcione Epapatelo Simurghia Nyctosauridae
Synonyms
Euornithocheira Unwin, 2003

Pteranodontia is an extinct group of ornithocheiroid pterodactyloid pterosaurs. It lived during the Late Cretaceous (Turonian to Maastrichtian stages) of North America, South America, Europe and Africa.^[1] They were some of the most advanced pterosaurs, and possessed highly specialized cranial crests that may have served as sexual attraction, with males having a much larger crest.