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Azhdarchidae

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Azhdarchidae Nessov
1989Azhdarchidae Bennett
1991Azhdarchidae Murry et al. p. 167
1997Azhdarchidae Unwin and Lü
2002Azhdarchidae Buffetaut et al.
2003Azhdarchidae Unwin
2005Azhdarchidae Andres and Norell pp. 3-4 fig. 3
2005Azhdarchidae Osi et al.
2006Azhdarchidae Henderson and Peterson p. 192
2006Azhdarchidae Lü et al.
2006Azhdarchidae Martill and Naish
2013Azhdarchidae Andres and Myers
2013Azhdarchidae Martill et al.
2014Azhdarchidae Andres et al.
2014Azhdarchidae Headden and Campos
2023Azhdarchidae Agnolín et al. p. 310

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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
familyAzhdarchidae

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.

Fm. †Azhdarchidae Nessov 1984
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G. †Aerotitan Novas et al. 2012
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†Aerotitan sudamericanus Novas et al. 2012
G. †Alanqa Ibrahim et al. 2010
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†Alanqa saharica Ibrahim et al. 2010
G. †Albadraco Solomon et al. 2020
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†Albadraco tharmisensis Solomon et al. 2020
G. †Aralazhdarcho Averianov 2007
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†Aralazhdarcho bostobensis Averianov 2007
G. †Arambourgiania Nessov et al. 1987
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†Arambourgiania philadelphiae Arambourg 1959
G. †Azhdarcho Nessov 1981
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†Azhdarcho lancicollis Nessov 1984
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Invalid names: Azhdarcho imparidens Nessov 1981 [replaced]
G. †Bakonydraco Osi et al. 2005
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†Bakonydraco galaczi Osi et al. 2005
G. †Bennettazhia Nessov 1991
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†Bennettazhia oregonensis Gilmore 1928
G. †Bogolubovia Nessov and Yarkov 1989
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†Bogolubovia orientalis Bogoliubow 1914
G. †Chaoyangopterus Wang and Zhou 2003
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†Chaoyangopterus zhangi Wang and Zhou 2003
G. †Cryodrakon Hone et al. 2019
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†Cryodrakon boreas Hone et al. 2019
G. †Doratorhynchus Seeley 1875
G. †Eoazhdarcho Lü and Ji 2005
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†Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis Lü and Ji 2005
G. †Eurazhdarcho Vremir et al. 2013
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†Eurazhdarcho langendorfensis Vremir et al. 2013
G. †Hatzegopteryx Buffetaut et al. 2002
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†Hatzegopteryx thambema Buffetaut et al. 2002
G. †Mistralazhdarcho Vullo et al. 2018
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†Mistralazhdarcho maggii Vullo et al. 2018
G. †Montanazhdarcho Padian et al. 1995
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†Montanazhdarcho minor Padian et al. 1995
G. †Navajodactylus Sullivan and Fowler 2011
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†Navajodactylus boerei Sullivan and Fowler 2011
G. †Phosphatodraco Pereda Suberbiola et al. 2003
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†Phosphatodraco mauritanicus Pereda Suberbiola et al. 2003
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
G. †Titanopteryx Arambourg 1959
G. †Zhejiangopterus Cai and Wei 1994
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†Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis Cai and Wei 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available