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Azhdarcho
Taxonomy
Azhdarcho was named by Nessov (1981) [nomen nudum].
It was assigned to Aidacharidae by Nessov (1981); to Azhdarchinae by Nessov (1984); to Azhdarchidae by Nessov (1991), Murry et al. (1991), Bakhurina and Unwin (1995), Unwin and Bakhurina (2000), Unwin (2003), Wang et al. (2008); and to Azhdarchidae by Bennett (1989), Martill and Naish (2006), Averianov (2010), Andres et al. (2014), Headden and Campos (2014).
It was assigned to Aidacharidae by Nessov (1981); to Azhdarchinae by Nessov (1984); to Azhdarchidae by Nessov (1991), Murry et al. (1991), Bakhurina and Unwin (1995), Unwin and Bakhurina (2000), Unwin (2003), Wang et al. (2008); and to Azhdarchidae by Bennett (1989), Martill and Naish (2006), Averianov (2010), Andres et al. (2014), Headden and Campos (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Azhdarcho Nessov p. 91–92 |
| 1984 | Azhdarcho Nessov p. 39 |
| 1989 | Azhdarcho Bennett |
| 1991 | Azhdarcho Murry et al. p. 168 |
| 1991 | Azhdarcho Nessov p. 21 |
| 1995 | Azhdarcho Bakhurina and Unwin |
| 2000 | Azhdarcho Unwin and Bakhurina |
| 2003 | Azhdarcho Unwin |
| 2006 | Azhdarcho Martill and Naish |
| 2008 | Azhdarcho Wang et al. p. 1985 fig. 4 |
| 2010 | Azhdarcho Averianov |
| 2014 | Azhdarcho Andres et al. |
| 2014 | Azhdarcho Headden and Campos |
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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.
G. †Azhdarcho Nessov 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | A. imparidens (75943) | |
| Early/Lower Santonian | Tajikistan (Sogd) | A. sp. (58701) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Azhdarchidae indet. (28406) A. sp. (28765) |