Lonchodectidae
| Azhdarchoids Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous, 135–94 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Clade: | †Azhdarchoidea |
| Family: | †Lonchodectidae Hooley, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| †Ornithocheirus compressirostris Owen, 1851 | |
| Species | |
Lonchodectidae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. It is likely a member of the group Azhdarchoidea, though some researchers have suggested that it belongs to the Ornithocheiroidea.[1]
References
- ↑ Witton, M.P., Martill, D.M., and Green, M. (2009). "On pterodactyloid diversity in the British Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) and a reappraisal of “Palaeornis” cliftii Mantell, 1844." Cretaceous Research, 30: 676–686.
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