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Azhdarchoidea is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea.

Classification[]

There are currently two primary but competing views of azhdarchoid relationships. The first, presented by Felipe Pinheiro and colleagues in 2011, considers the tapejarids to be a monophyletic clade including the thalassodromines and chaoyangopterines.[1] The second, found by Lu et al. 2008 as well as Naish & Martill 2006, considers the tapejarids to be a paraphyletic grade of primitive azhdarchoids. All azhdarchoids closer to Azhdarcho than to Tapejara are included in the clade Neoazhdarchia ("new azhdarchids").

Azhdarchoidea

Azhdarchidae


Tapejaridae

Thalassodrominae




Chaoyangopterinae



Tapejarinae





Azhdarchoidea

Tapejaridae


Neoazhdarchia

Thalassodromidae




Chaoyangopteridae



Azhdarchidae





Below is a cladogram showing the results of a phylogenetic analysis presented by Andres & Myers, 2013.[1] For alternate cladograms, see List of pterosaur classifications.

 Azhdarchoidea 


Bennettazhia




Nemicolopterus




"Sinopterus" gui



Tapejaridae





 Neoazhdarchia 


Chaoyangopteridae




Radiodactylus



Azhdarchidae






Thalassodromidae



Dsungaripteridae





References[]

  1. ^ doi:10.1017/S1755691013000303
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