- and Africa. The
family was
named in 1876 by
Othniel Charles Marsh.
Pteranodontids had a distinctive,
elongated crest jutting from the rear of the head...
- sea.
Though primarily represented by azhdarchids,
other forms like
pteranodontids,
tapejarids (Caiuajara and Bakonydraco),
nyctosaurids and uncertain...
-
argued that the
differences in the
snout were more
likely due to male
pteranodontids having longer,
broader bills than the more
complete female specimens...
- but
recent studies indicate a
wealth of
pterosaurian fauna,
including pteranodontids, nyctosaurids,
tapejarids and
several indeterminate forms. In several...
-
several taxa from Morocco)
nyctosaurs date to this period, as do a few
pteranodontids, and Navajodactylus,
tentatively ****igned to Azhdarchidae,
lacks any...
- such as the
ornithocheirids Piksi and "Ornithocheirus",
possible pteranodontids and nyctosaurids,
several tapejarids and the
indeterminate non-azhdarchid...
- such as
these can only be seen in two
other groups of pterosaurs: the
pteranodontids and the azhdarchids.
Another feature that
Nyctosaurus had in common...
- been
present during the Maastrichtian, such as the ornithocheirids,
pteranodontids, a
possible tapejarid, a
possible thal****odromid and a
basal toothed...
- Wellnhofer. Two species, P.
oregonensis and P. orientalis, are not
pteranodontids and have been
renamed Bennettazhia oregonensis and
Bogolubovia orientalis...
- azhdarchid, with a
wingspan of 5 m (16.4 ft), and
apparently small pteranodontids have been
found as well. The robust, flightless, and
possibly herbivorous...
