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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 544 kgs
Minimum body mass: 259 kgs
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-01-04 11:38:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:23
Source: s = species, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Witton 2008, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Argentina (Mendoza) Thanatosdrakon amaru (219506)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Infernodrakon hastacollis (239512)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Pterosauria indet. (92249 92251) Quetzalcoatlus northropi (85191 230205 230206) Quetzalcoatlus sp. (52090 85190 92247) Wellnhopterus brevirostris (230204)