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Node-based clade: †"Azhdarchidae" Padian 1986 [Andres 2021] nom. cl. inval. (reptile)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Pterosauria

Phylogeny

Node-based clade Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209: "Least inclusive clade").
Reference phylogeny [PhyloCode] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: fig. 1; 205.

Defined by the most recent common ancestor (and all its descendants) of

Azhdarcho lancicollis Nessov, 1984 Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).
Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975 Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209).

Current position

Azhdarchiformes (Clade) Andres 2021 nom. cl. inval. Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209); =Unwin, 2003; Andres, 2021: fig. 1. [validated name]

Historical positions

Azhdarchiformes (Clade) Andres 2021 nom. cl. inval. Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 209), fig. 1 (p. 207).

Number of Subtaxa

2021 B. Andres: fig. 1 (p. 207) [; †12g]
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