This list of informally named pterosaurs is a list of

pterosaurs Pterosaurs (; from Greek ''pteron'' and ''sauros'', meaning "wing lizard") is an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order, Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous (228 to ...

that have not been formally published. This can include

unavailable names In zoological nomenclature, an unavailable name is a name that does not conform to the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and that therefore is not available for use as a valid name for a taxon. Such a name does not fulfil th ...

that have not been published under a valid name. The following types of invalid names are present: *''

Nomen nudum In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate descr ...

, Latin "naked name"'': names which have been included in print, yet not properly published according to the standards set by the

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. The plural form, ''nomina nudia'' are not considered valid, and are not italicized as valid names are. *''

Nomen manuscriptum This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names. For proper parts of the names themselves, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. Note that many of the abbreviat ...

, Latin "manuscript name"'': A name which has appeared in a manuscript that has not been published, but intends to be. They are equivalent to ''nomen nudum'', except for the method of publication and description. *Informal nicknames assigned by the press or researchers.

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Pricesaurus

"''Pricesaurus megalodon''" ("

Llewellyn Ivor Price Llewellyn Ivor Price (October 9, 1905 – June 9, 1980) was one of the first Brazilian paleontologists. His work contributed not only to the development of Brazilian but also to global paleontology. He collected '' Staurikosaurus'', the first ...

lizard") is a ''nomen nudum'' based on remains currently assigned to ''

Anhanguera Anhanguera may refer to: People * Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva (1672–1740), a bandeirante Places in Brazil * Anhanguera, Goiás, a municipality in the state of Goiás * Anhanguera (district of São Paulo), a district in São Paulo * Parque Anhangue ...

''. The remains were first brought up in a lecture by Rafael Gioia Martins-Neto in 1986. He notes several distinct features, but further research proved that all noted features are non-diagnostic and the taxon was ruled invalid due to improper naming conventions.

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Saraikisaurus

"''Saraikisaurus''" (" Saraiki lizard") is a ''nomen manuscriptum'' based on a dentary (MSM-157-16) found in the

Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''creta'', the ...

(

Maastrichtian The Maastrichtian () is, in the ICS geologic timescale, the latest age (uppermost stage) of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series, the Cretaceous Period or System, and of the Mesozoic Era or Erathem. It spanned the interval from ...

)-aged

Pab Formation The Pab Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic Formation (geology), formation in Balochistan, in western Pakistan. It is dominated by Sandstone, with minor mudstone and shale components. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been reco ...

or Vitakri Formation of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The name was proposed by Sadiq Malkani in a conference in 2013 and was described in 2015 but the paper was not peer reviewed.Malkhani, S. (2015). ''New pterosaur from the latest Cretaceous Terrestrial Strata of Pakistan.'' The intended binomial is "''S. minnhui''" and it was probably a basal pterodactyloid, although Malkani created further classification (Saraikisauridae, Saraikisaurinae) but both the family and subfamily Malkani assigned to it are monotypic, containing only "Saraikisaurus" itself.

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{{reflist Pterosaurs Controversial taxa

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Pricesaurus

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Saraikisaurus

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