Nyctosauridae is a family of specialized soaring pterosaurs of the late Cretaceous Period of North America, Africa, and possibly other continents including South America. It was named in 1889 by Henry Alleyne Nicholson and Richard Lydekker.
Classification
In 2022, Fernandes et al. described Epapatelo as a new pteranodontian from Angola. Including Epapatelo in the phylogenetic analysis of Longrich et al. (2018), they recovered a new clade, Aponyctosauria, composed of the Nyctosauridae, Alcione, Simurghia, and Epapatelo. |label1=Pteranodontia}} In 2024, Alcione, Simurghia, and Epapatelo were referred to as members of Nyctosauridae based on phylogenetic analysis, and "N." lamegoi was included as a species of Simurghia. ==Notes==