Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae
Full reference: D. A. Lawson. 1975. Could pterosaurs fly?. Science 188:676-677
Parent taxon: Quetzalcoatlinae according to B. Andres and W. Langston 2021
See also Andres et al. 2014, Andres and Myers 2013, Bennett 1989, Carroll 1988, Headden and Campos 2014, Henderson and Peterson 2006, Martill and Naish 2006, Murry et al. 1991, Nessov 1991, Padian 1984, Unwin 2003 and Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Thanatosdrakon, Wellnhopterus
Subtaxa: Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni Quetzalcoatlus northropi
Type: Quetzalcoatlus northropi
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (8: Texas collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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