Classification
Pterosauria
Order
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Pterodactyloidea
Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea
Superfamily
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Neoazhdarchia
Unranked clade
Fossil sites 38 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian
(100.5–93.9 Ma)
7
Albian
(113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
26
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
3
Tithonian
(149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
News 1
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
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