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Azhdarchidae

Osteichthyes - 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
classOsteichthyes
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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985, Witton 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 149.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Poitou-Charentes) Azhdarchidae indet. (164377)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Romania (Judetul Bihor) Azhdarchidae indet. (13335)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Azhdarchidae indet. (80391)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57China (Shandong) Azhdarchidae indet. (100364)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) Chaoyangopterus zhangi (79523 79941) Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis (92652)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Bennettazhia oregonensis (229463) Pteranodon oregonensis (92236)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Champagne-Ardenne) Azhdarchidae indet. (141003)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Azhdarchidae indet. (52887)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Río Negro) Azhdarchidae indet. (132347)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Alanqa saharica (96222 209058) Azhdarchidae indet. (90076 90079) Azhdarchidae indet., Alanqa saharica (96223)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Azhdarchidae indet. (58466 92327)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Japan (Kumamoto) Azhdarchidae indet. (93995)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Azhdarchidae indet. (55758)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Armenia (Vayots Dzor) Azhdarchidae indet. (92185)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Xorazm) Azhdarchidae indet. (92328)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Navoi) Azhdarcho imparidens (75943)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Azhdarchidae indet. (58594)
Late/Upper Turonian - Late/Upper Santonian93.9 - 83.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Azhdarchidae indet. (55254)
Turonian - Early/Lower Campanian93.9 - 72.2Kenya (Rift Valley) Azhdarchidae indet. (106492)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Argentina (Mendoza) Thanatosdrakon amaru (219506)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Tajikistan (Sogd) Azhdarcho sp., Azhdarchidae indet. (58701)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Hungary (Veszprém) Bakonydraco galaczi, Pterosauria indet. (48722)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Pterosauria indet. (53134)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Azhdarchidae indet. (168986)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) Azhdarchidae indet. (224094)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Penza) Azhdarchidae indet., Ornithostoma orientalis (92329)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) Azhdarchidae indet. (92330)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Austria (Niederosterreich) Ornithocheirus sp. (48720)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2China (Zhejiang) Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis (92188)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Azhdarchidae indet. (22689) Montanazhdarcho minor (90189) Pterodactyloidea indet. (36934)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) Azhdarchidae indet. (92359)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Azhdarchidae indet. (52656 94765 189085) Quetzalcoatlus sp. (36264)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain (Castilla y Leon) Azhdarchidae indet. (28406) Azhdarcho sp. (28765)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Navajodactylus boerei (138830 138831)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Azhdarchidae indet. (132556)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Azhdarchidae indet. (217077)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Senegal (Thiès) Quetzalcoatlus sp. (92227)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Azhdarchidae indet. (28454) Mistralazhdarcho maggii (220134)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel (Southern District) Titanopteryx sp. (92192)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Azhdarchidae indet. (14462)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Aerotitan sudamericanus (135703)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Spain (Valencia) Azhdarchidae indet. (96461)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Azhdarchidae indet. (48870 59887)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0France (Occitanie) Azhdarchidae indet. (35290)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Alba) Albadraco tharmisensis (115074) Azhdarchidae indet. C (138892) Hatzegopteryx sp. (97813)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Azhdarchidae indet. (193773) Hatzegopteryx thambema (89991) Pterosauria indet. (13334)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Valencia) Azhdarchidae indet. (47035)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Pterosauria indet. (48866)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco (Béni Mellal-Khénifra) Azhdarchidae indet. (193775)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco (Chaouia-Ouardigha) Phosphatodraco mauritanicus (92203)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Azhdarchidae indet. (230207) Pterosauria indet. (92249 92251 230208) Quetzalcoatlus northropi (85191 230205 230206) Quetzalcoatlus sp. (52090 85190 92247) Wellnhopterus brevirostris (230204)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Azhdarchidae indet. (92270)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco (Khouribga) Azhdarchidae indet., Phosphatodraco mauritanicus (193774)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Azhdarchidae indet. (167488) Hatzegopteryx sp. (26369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Infernodrakon hastacollis (239512)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Azhdarchidae indet. (168417)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Titanopteryx philadelphiae, Arambourgiania philadelphiae (13366)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Titanopteryx sp. (78124)