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Azhdarchoidea

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Palaeornis cliftii Mantell
1888Ornithocheirus cliftii Lydekker
1900Ornithocheirus clifti Van Den Broeck p. 106
1978Ornithocheirus cliftii Brodkorb p. 228
1978Ornithocheirus cliftii Wellnhofer
1992Azhdarchoidea Unwin
1997Azhdarchoidea Unwin and Lü
2003Azhdarchoidea Unwin p. 169
2005Azhdarchoidea Andres and Norell pp. 3-4 fig. 3
2005Azhdarchoidea Osi et al.
2006Azhdarchoidea Martill and Naish p. 926
2007Azhdarchoidea Unwin and Martill
2013Azhdarchoidea Andres and Myers
2013Azhdarchoidea Martill et al.
2013Azhdarchoidea Naish et al.
2013Azhdarchoidea Rodrigues and Kellner p. 3
2014Azhdarchoidea Andres et al.
2014Azhdarchoidea Headden and Campos
2016Azhdarchoidea Pegas et al.
2019Azhdarchoidea Kellner et al.
2023Azhdarchoidea 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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
orderPterosauriaKaup 1834
suborderPterodactyloideaPlieninger 1901
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992
superfamilyAzhdarchoideaUnwin 1992

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.

Superfm. †Azhdarchoidea Unwin 1992
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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. †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
G. †Cretornis Fritsch 1881
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†Cretornis hlavaci Fritsch 1881
Fm. †Dsungaripteridae Young 1964
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G. †Banguela Headden and Campos 2014
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†Banguela oberlii Headden and Campos 2014
G. †Domeykodactylus Martill et al. 2000
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†Domeykodactylus ceciliae Martill et al. 2000
G. †Dsungaripterus Young 1964
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†Dsungaripterus weii Young 1964
G. †Lonchognathosaurus Maisch et al. 2004
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†Lonchognathosaurus acutirostris Maisch et al. 2004
G. †Noripterus Young 1973
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†Noripterus parvus Bakhurina 1982
Invalid names: Phobetor Bakhurina 1986 [synonym]
G. †Eopteranodon Lü and Zhang 2005
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†Eopteranodon lii Lü and Zhang 2005
G. †Europejara Vullo et al. 2012
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†Europejara olcadesorum Vullo et al. 2012
G. †Leptostomia Smith et al. 2020
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†Leptostomia begaaensis Smith et al. 2020
G. †Microtuban Elgin and Frey 2011
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†Microtuban altivolans Elgin and Frey 2011
G. †Nemicolopterus Wang et al. 2008 [forest dweller wing]
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†Nemicolopterus crypticus Wang et al. 2008
Unr. †Neoazhdarchia Unwin 2003
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Fm. †Chaoyangopteridae Lü et al. 2008
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G. †Apatorhamphus McPhee et al. 2020
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†Apatorhamphus gyrostega McPhee et al. 2020
G. †Lacusovagus Witton 2008
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†Lacusovagus magnificens Witton 2008
G. †Shenzhoupterus Lü et al. 2008
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†Shenzhoupterus chaoyangensis Lü et al. 2008
G. †Radiodactylus Andres and Myers 2013
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†Radiodactylus langstoni Andres and Myers 2013
Superfm. †Tapejaroidea Kellner 1989
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Fm. †Tapejaridae Kellner 1989
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G. †Afrotapejara Martill et al. 2020
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†Afrotapejara zouhri Martill et al. 2020
Unr. †Chaoyangopterinae Pinheiro et al. 2011
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G. †Jidapterus Dong et al. 2003
G. †Huaxiapterus Lü and Yuan 2005
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†Huaxiapterus benxiensis Lü et al. 2007
†Huaxiapterus corollatus Lü et al. 2006
†Huaxiapterus jii Lü and Yuan 2005
G. †Ingridia Unwin and Martill 2007
G. †Sinopterus Wang and Zhou 2002
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†Sinopterus dongi Wang and Zhou 2002
†Sinopterus gui Li et al. 2003
G. †Tapejara Kellner 1989
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†Tapejara wellnhoferi Kellner 1989
Subfm. †Tapejarinae Kellner 1989
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G. †Aymberedactylus Pegas et al. 2016
G. †Caiuajara Manzig et al. 2014
G. †Caupedactylus Kellner 2013
Subfm. †Thalassodrominae Kellner and Campos 2007
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G. †Kariridraco Cerqueira et al. 2021
G. †Tupandactylus Kellner and Campos 2007
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†Tupandactylus imperator Campos and Kellner 1997
†Tupandactylus navigans Frey et al. 2003
G. †Wightia Martill et al. 2020
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†Wightia declivirostris Martill et al. 2020
Fm. †Thalassodromidae Kellner and Campos 2007
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G. †Thalassodromeus Kellner and Campos 2002
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†Thalassodromeus sethi Kellner and Campos 2002
G. †Tupuxuara Kellner and Campos 1988
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†Tupuxuara deliradamus Witton 2009
†Tupuxuara leonardii Kellner and Campos 1994
†Tupuxuara longicristatus Kellner and Campos 1988
G. †Xericeps Martill et al. 2018
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†Xericeps curvirostris Martill et al. 2018
G. †Ornithostoma Seeley 1871
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†Ornithostoma sedgwicki Seeley 1871
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Invalid names: Ornithostoma seeleyi Lydekker 1904 [synonym]
Fm. †Protazhdarchidae Frey et al. 2011
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G. †Aurorazhdarcho Frey et al. 2011
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†Aurorazhdarcho primordius Frey et al. 2011
Unr. †Tapejaromorpha Andres et al. 2014
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G. †Keresdrakon Kellner et al. 2019
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†Keresdrakon vilsoni Kellner et al. 2019
G. †Vectidraco Naish et al. 2013
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†Vectidraco daisymorrisae Naish et al. 2013
Invalid names: Palaeornis cliftii Mantell 1844 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Unwin 2003Tapejara wellnhoferi, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants