Pteranodontia

Pteranodontians; Temporal range: ; Late Cretaceous, ; ~ possible Early Cretaceous record
	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 that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Coniacian to Maastrichtian stages) of North America and Africa. 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.

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