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Azhdarchidae (from the
Persian word azhdar, اژدر, a dragon-like
creature in
Persian mythology) is a
family of
pterosaurs known primarily from the Late...
- Azhdarchinae,
elevating the
latter to
family level and
forming the
family Azhdarchidae. In 2003, the
clade Azhdarchoidea was
defined by
David Unwin. Azhdarchids...
- distinctive,
elongated neck
vertebrae that
characterizes members of the
family Azhdarchidae, a
family that
includes many
giant pterosaurs such as Quetzalcoatlus...
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Hatzegopteryx in
terms of size.
Arambourgiania is a
member of the
family Azhdarchidae,
which includes some of the
largest known pterosaurs ever. One of the...
- to ever exist. In its description,
Cryodrakon was ****igned to
family Azhdarchidae,
which includes the
already mentioned Quetzalcoatlus. A phylogenetic...
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These were
initially the
basis of the taxon's
referral to the
clade Azhdarchidae, but they are also
similar enough to be a
basis for the
synonymy of Hatzegopteryx...
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Nipponopterus was ****igned to the
clade Quetzalcoatlinae within the
family Azhdarchidae, as the
sister taxon of the
already mentioned "Burkhant azhdarchid"....
- is
generally believed to be
composed of
several principle families:
Azhdarchidae, Chaoyangopteridae, Tapejaridae, Thal****odromidae, and
potentially Dsungaripteridae...
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Thanatosdrakon was ****igned to the
subfamily Quetzalcoatlinae within the
family Azhdarchidae,
closely related to both
Quetzalcoatlus and Cryodrakon. Thanatosdrakon...
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family Azhdarchidae that was
found in
South America. A
wingspan of at
least 5 m (16 ft) has been
estimated for this pterosaur.
Within Azhdarchidae, the...
