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Quetzalcoatlinae

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Taxonomy
Quetzalcoatlinae was named by Andres et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Azhdarchidae by Andres et al. (2014); and to Azhdarchidae by Andres and Langston (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Quetzalcoatlinae Andres et al.
2021Quetzalcoatlinae Andres and Langston Jr

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
familyAzhdarchidae
subfamilyQuetzalcoatlinaeAndres et al. 2014
subfamilyQuetzalcoatlinaeAndres et al. 2014

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Quetzalcoatlinae Andres et al. 2014
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G. †Infernodrakon Thomas et al. 2025
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Infernodrakon hastacollis Thomas et al. 2025
G. †Quetzalcoatlus Lawson 1975
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Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni Andres and Langston Jr 2021
Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson 1975
G. †Thanatosdrakon Ortiz David et al. 2022
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Thanatosdrakon amaru Ortiz David et al. 2022
G. †Wellnhopterus Andres and Langston Jr 2021
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Wellnhopterus brevirostris Andres and Langston Jr 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available